(1)call the shots 做决断 xK)<763q>
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. s;E(51V<>
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S:Jg#1rww-
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]=ZPSLuEm%
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。 'h7x@[|
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(3)clown around 胡闹 aMxj{*v7
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~l?c.CSd
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 N$v_z>6Z
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(4) cook up 虚构 u^B! 6Sj8
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Y0-?"R8
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +?ZP3vgGA
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 HmkxE
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x7G)^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 7=yjd)Iy9m
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 nd,\<}uP9
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. Y<kz+d,C
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。 W(Md0*
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 B
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. t#8QyN
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ZMr[:,Jp
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 LR!%iP
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =S6bP<q
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 0UW_ Pbh6
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 NS""][#
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. GVu[X?q@|
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 c`hENPhW
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(10)for good 永远 -sdzA6dp
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Gd`7Tf)'
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 YlT&.G
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 %X^qWKix}m
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. oR!h
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 lq]8zm<\)]
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 {QmK4(k?|c
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. *93=}1gN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^'du@XCf}
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <HTz
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. pDJN}XtjT
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。 r#_0_I1[
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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 !>ZBb\EyK
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. =sv?))b`
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 cTn(Tv9s
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. VAjl?\}6
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 {q+gm1iC
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :?= 1aiS
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。 JY"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。 ,3eN&
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