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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. u,f$cR
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 YH
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |OVD*A
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 +|OrV'
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(3)clown around 胡闹 }o{6
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. .on}F>3k$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 {rE]y C^
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(4) cook up 虚构 Oj`I=O6
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. F/(z3Kf
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ]>%M%B
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. omEnIfQSO
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 5kju{2`GF
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 CKau\N7T
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. k5X& |L/
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。 rERHfr`OU
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 `dpm{sn
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. U`HSq=J
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 :t#N.[=&#
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 \A'tV/YAd
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D$OUy}[2`.
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 8E:d!?<^&I
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 q=+AN</
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ',g'Tl^E
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <8_~60
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(10)for good 永远 ^]A,Q%1q^
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $^XCI%DH
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 &|8R4l C|
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )?zlhsu}1;
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 <Jwx|
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 =SEgv;#KZ~
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. mO1r~-~AJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 dRXEF6G
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .dvO Ut I[
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -%g&O-i\
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 BA
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?-HLP%C('
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ]3/_?n-"`
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {0t-Q k
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &P,z$H{o@
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6k@(7Mw8A
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。 e71dNL'$
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 m\];.Da
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