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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M>xT\
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /T+%q#4
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. bt Bu[;
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。 t%Bh'HkG
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(3)clown around 胡闹 uPE Ab2u="
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. p{+F{e
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 8C@6
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(4) cook up 虚构 .o]9
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6C\WX(@4
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 u"m TS&
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. BCtKxtbS
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 f?>
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 P)LOAe1'
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. HE>V\+
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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。 CeM%?fr5
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Q$sC%P(y
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. q(A_k+NL
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 }$g"|;<ha
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 t<`d*M2w
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. F{c8{?:
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 M^Tm{`O!
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 .{|SKhXk
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *\cU}qjk
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 1
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(10)for good 永远 C|[x],JCS
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #Nad1C/]
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 &Pc.[k
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Z4E6J'B8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Yq4nmr4
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 b"nkF\P@Fj
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. J _q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 p<?lF
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 g_Rp}6g
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \HG4i/V:h
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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 >[:qJ|i%
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. u%Mo.<PI
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 sH'0utD#Y
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. IiJ$Ng
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ]7oo`KcQ|
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。 U"oHPK3"TA
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 QpRk5NeLe
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