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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |IgH0
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 c}l?x
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. doj$chy
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 >axf_k
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(3)clown around 胡闹 kZfUwF:yN
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. bVbh| AA
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 uy
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(4) cook up 虚构 d9E'4Zm
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "=/YPw^0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 qFpRY7eq
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 o`EL)K{
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :VB{@ED
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 tt%lDr1A)
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `'gadCTb=
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 4?vTuZ/
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我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 InCJ4D
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 +)cjW"9
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. >E:V7Fa
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 AfV
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 bt2`elH|
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L)!9+!PKD
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 p^yuz (
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ahnQq9
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;<?mMi@<E
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 RqenPMk
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(10)for good 永远 "'8^OZR
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. o/6'g)r*
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 e2@{Ab
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 W-ctx"9DS
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ux
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Te :4z@?
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 uv}?8$<\
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 10C,\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vp#A D9h1
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6y4&nTq[
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |hlc#t?
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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 ohod)8
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]l~TI8gC
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 $^ wqoW%t
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. "G+g(?N]j
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 wVw?UN*rm;
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @S%ogZz*m
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。 ZjEc\{ s
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 :|P[u+v
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