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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 93YD\R+q
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9lny[ {9
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )Cx8?\/c=x
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。 o@;w!'
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(3)clown around 胡闹 \
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )\^%w9h
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 l;?.YtMg
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(4) cook up 虚构 Qaagi
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {)F-US
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 S%Ja:0=}?
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 )?4m}
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. V <k_Q@K
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 u1nv'\*
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <5L!.Ci
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. $ar:5kif
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。 `D#l(gZ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 e {c.4'q
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. #|$7. e
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 9|'bPOKe
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 WqTW@-}I D
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Ke,-8e#Q
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Oq! u `g9
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 %DRDe
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Ppx*
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 5[*MT%ms
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(10)for good 永远 l~f +h?cF
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~\ iuV
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5B98}N
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 e348^S&rG
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ZJw92Sb
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 R>Zn$%j\
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 A+[wH(
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 29GejLg|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Y,)9{T
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6tnAE':
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. pp{%\td
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。 I5 2wTl0
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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 sRoZvp5
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t+h"YiT
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? J(l6(+8
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 06=eA0JI
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. c85B-/
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 )3u[btm
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,U<Ku*}B
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。 FyY;F;4P
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 +rql7D0st
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