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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. FymA_Eq
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 yK0Q,
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. EUe2<G
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。 D_9&=aa'
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(3)clown around 胡闹 91%+Bf()J6
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. q[1H=+
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 1U~AupHE
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(4) cook up 虚构 n@5pS3qZ
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. brNe13d3~"
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 V@84Cb
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 z>&Py(
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #:vos VqG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 WMZa6cH
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =5%jKHo+9z
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. %7O`]ik:
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。 "(/|[7D)
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ,<|EoravH
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. )dJM
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Nt&}T
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 I4
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )wpBxJ;dB}
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 /+sn-$/"i
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 5gGYG]*l
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v.cB3/$z
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Nb#E+\q
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(10)for good 永远 A!<R?
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *AGC[w}/
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 H4KwbTT"+
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 =9YyUAJZ
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^gH.5L0]gH
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 5D-xm$8C
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. K,|Gtaa~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s3_i5,y
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (~}yt .7K
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 20zIO.&o
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 zBB4lC{q
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 QCa$<~c
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 05DK-Wh?
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Kdx?s;i
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,, ]y 8P
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 tV*g1)'zX
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %nF6n:| :
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。 M)I&^mm39
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 +%?_1bGX>
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