(1)call the shots 做决断 Z>c3
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. NX`*%K
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 h,aA w#NE*
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f"7O "6
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3~ S'LxV
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。 IN8>ZV`j)
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ]^':Bmq
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |F,R&<2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 [[PEa-992
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(4) cook up 虚构 !tfb*@{;'
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. IW 21T
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 U*Ge<(v$
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ];'v8)Y
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \%PaceH
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 1XM^8 .;
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S}APQ
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. JD@J[YY5R
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。 2
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 BdlVabQyKW
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. &j(+ /;A
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Ee4&g<X.
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 W;bu2ym&Q
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3)-/`iy#
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 j83p)ido
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 _ZY)M
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?\C"YG69T
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ,'[<bP'%_
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(10)for good 永远 >e\9Bf_
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3a.kBzus
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 :Y9NLbv
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^Ge+~o?x
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Y3Vlp/"rB"
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 $)3%U?AP
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 311LC cRp
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. :Ad&$eg+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 t#q<n:WeYU
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ': N51kC
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. FQ
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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。 O_Oj|'bBC
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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 ()~pY!)1/
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7S?4XyU/o
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? \[Z?&
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 +$oF]OO
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ]\7]%(
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 z5)s/;Sc
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 31/Edd"]
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。 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。 /_`lz^
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