(1)call the shots 做决断 ,*j@Zb_r
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >@uF ye$
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 &hSF
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 kJK:1;CM?.
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _ Y8jl,J
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。 G[ gfD\
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(3)clown around 胡闹 r"W,G/;h
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. H:!pFj
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 n2;Vrs,<1&
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(4) cook up 虚构 %w#8t#[,6
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;k5B@z/<S
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 r(DW,xoK0
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -cL wjI
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Lu9`(+
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 I.hy"y2&
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. @lTd,V5f
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。 j5V{,lf
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 gib'f@i ;
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. =v49[i
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 35Cm>X
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 dz=pL$C
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0W!S.]^1
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 !X ={a{<,T
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 iNv"!'|
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. prO ~g
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 E4qQ
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(10)for good 永远 `C>De4nT@
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w'zSV1
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !A'3Mw\Nm
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?C* }NM
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :[!b";pR
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 uow{a*qd6
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 UthM?g^
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. KkyZd9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {q.|UCg[L
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 lnv&fu`1P
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2g$;ZBHO|8
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。 IyoitIbLl
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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 bD<hzOa
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. e1Bqd+
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Hd?#^X
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 21 N!?DR
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. CM4#Nn=i~
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _E8doV
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。 ?v}S9z
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 8om)A0S
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