(1)call the shots 做决断 H=5#cPI#(^
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. A|P
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作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 b'4r5@GO
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 'Ie!%k ^
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. M,N(be-
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。 $dHD
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ,9/s`o
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^s?i&K,!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 QK`2^
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(4) cook up 虚构 (OHd} YQ
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. n`7n5M*
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 &/lmg!6
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 8R.`*
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. D{s4Bo-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 3S1`av(tD
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 lV2MRxI
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. )1]LoEdm`
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。 h3kBNBI )
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 $a+)v#?,
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. x8*@<]!
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 & A @!g
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 74*iF'f?c
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Gh9dv|m=[;
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 hdee]qLS
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 &8 4Izs/[
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [{9&KjI0K
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 {m<!-B95
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(10)for good 永远 l ~ /y
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. FI(M 1iJ
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 U>_#,j
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 GE.@*W
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5V/CYcO
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Voc&T+A m
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 TVFxEV7Fx
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;:pd/\<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;= {Z Bx
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 BXo9s~5Q
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. q9"~sCH
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ;^:$O6J7T~
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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 _i{4 4zE
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. VR0#"
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? t~"DQqE
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 E.~~.2
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _a,XL<9 I
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >~^##bIb
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 z?8Sie
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。 6 _\j_$
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 3$ 1 z
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