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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. E0pQRGPA
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ,RHHNTB("
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 v:0i5h&M
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]1[;A$7
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 XN0Y#l
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(3)clown around 胡闹 rh
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %%>?<4t
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ZF/KV\Ag)
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(4) cook up 虚构 I(CI')Q
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ,i,=LGn
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 nJya1AH;
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 9$ S,P|
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j&pgq2Kl
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 .2P?1HpK
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y"jDZG?
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. aS7zG2R4H
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 GT.^u#r
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 1m)/_y~1
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. WI,=?~-
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 80EY7#r@w
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ;R!H\
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #50)D wD
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 8(D}y\
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 f.$o|R=v
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. z)~!G~J]
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Em;b,x*U
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(10)for good 永远 Q=8
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. u3:Q t2^S
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ,')bO*Ng
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 b9N4Gr
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. o%%fO
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^!qmlx*
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 kk'w@Sn.(
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. n:D*r$ C|p
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,Tl5@RN
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 QO.gt*"
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $rEd5W&d!
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 jZ!JXmVV
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 0?xiG SZV
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Y(zN
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 YoJ'=z,e
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *"\Q ~#W
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 m[j3s=Gr
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 uFWgq::\
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 tJPRR_nZv
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 )<F\IM
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