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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p.RSH$]
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 oA`G\Xh_E
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _[{oK G^u
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. dhmrh5Uf
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 nV>=n,+s"
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(3)clown around 胡闹 PmlQW!gfBi
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. tvR|!N }
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 H5/w!y@
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(4) cook up 虚构 `XK#sCC
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =g<Y[Fi2
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 fk'DJf[M
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 aB)G!Rm&
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m:5x"o7)ln
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 w(UZmZb}
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *#;
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. mExJ--}
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 R0bWI`$Z
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ]:Sb#=,!&!
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. mJa8;X!r6
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 -|(
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 )!g@MHHL
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7-2,|(Xg
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 by*v($
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 $##LSTA
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;;<[_gp,E
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 "= >8UR
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(10)for good 永远 dZ"d`M>o6
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. V2BsvR`
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 e<-^
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 {z*`*
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7!('+x(>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 jU_#-<'r
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 QI{<q<
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. R\:t
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4 ky/a1y-
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 am#(ms
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. u%rB]a$/
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。 A\T9>z^k
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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 _T (MMc
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. .R{+Pz D
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 06fs,!Q@
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 avEsX_.
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &E$:^a4d
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 sZYTpZgW4L
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Mp)|5<%
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。 'QxPQcU
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 YV"LM6`
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