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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [30< 0
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 0F"xU1z,
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MDRSI g
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(3)clown around 胡闹 !e?\>
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E @7! :
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 \ZA%"F){
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(4) cook up 虚构 pl%ag~i5
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >o@WT kF]
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 h'
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 wFh{\
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ZEB1()GB
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ?O.&=im_
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 #JVcl $0Y
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. '1d-N[
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 !=a8^CV
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 "UE'dWz
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. UXd\Q''
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 pJ{sBp_$
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 qh=lF_%uj
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 sx6`
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ='~C$%
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 P", 53R+"
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(10)for good 永远 MVV<&jho{^
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Zcc6E2
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 xX}vxhN
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 67d0JQTu
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. -E.EI@"
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 AE@*#47
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 J6jrtLh
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X_XqT
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T1Xm^{
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Q+S>nL!*#1
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $AoN,B>
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 =\tg$
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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 07CGHAxJ`
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. U:ZklDW
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ^}9Aq $R
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 vQztD_bX%
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9hcZbM]
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。 *&LVn)@[`
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ]U]{5AA6
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