(1)call the shots 做决断 0JZq:hUd
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. xBI"{nGoN
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 O'& \-j 1
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 YI),q.3X~
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9
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(3)clown around 胡闹 #;*ai\6>vD
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. A^Hp #b@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 9
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(4) cook up 虚构 Jn:GA@[I
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3d)+44G_)
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 {R{%Z
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 .&yWHdQC:
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (27F
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 jf)JPa_
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y'a(J 7
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. O*n%2Mam
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。 p2NB~t7Z
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 J>|:T
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. %k;FxUKi
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 yYg&'3
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 gmAKW4(
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4#7@KhK}
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 g`8
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 h9n<ped`A;
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?L#SnnE
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 1yRd10
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(10)for good 永远 cV!/
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (_n8$3T75
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 l<K.!z<-:8
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 "KTnX#<0
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {FmFu$z+[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 c%3
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 zUgkY`]:BJ
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G-i_s6Wu
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 a5~C:EU0
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3{LvKe
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [MXXY
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。 ?QIQ,?.
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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 x2&