(1)call the shots 做决断 o%sx(g=q6
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. j$Wd[Ja+O
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 e]q(fPK
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 caXSt2|'
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &$8YW]1M
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。 ~zph,bk
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(3)clown around 胡闹 8qWN~Gk1p{
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. AOscewQ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 1%`Nu ]D
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(4) cook up 虚构 SKeX~uLz
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. w$4*/D}Y
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 {dXmSuO
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 c4Wl^E8
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 J`xCd/G
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "'v^X!"
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. T3,}CK#O
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|4h;[w
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Y=\:fa
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. fe8}2#<o
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 2 pmqP-pKd
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Y4Y~ep
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Nn='9s9F?}
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 S?<hs,
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 #bwGDF
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (Qf. S{;
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 HvLx
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(10)for good 永远 "< })X.t
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. X;7hy0Y
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 CWa~~h<r-
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 NE4 }!I
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. pj#l s
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Z~1uyr(
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 6<mlx'
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. yZQcxg%
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 PWk\#dJN&
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }*?,&9/_)
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Fxv5kho
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。 W[<ZI>mf
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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 0)rayzv
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. bYBE h n
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? H*HL:o-[
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 bCqTubbx!t
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `!Yd$=*c_&
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 BlfadM;
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *-(8Z>9
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{!Cx9V
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 kgh0
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