(1)call the shots 做决断 L -:@Om!
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x~R,rb
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 9&uf
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Z)$@1Q4P?1
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "g #%d
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 ^r.CUhx)
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(3)clown around 胡闹 )qw;KG0F
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. })P!7t
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 )gSqO{Z
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(4) cook up 虚构 Osm))Ua(
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Eyjsbj8
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 nD XEm6|e
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 >;hAw!|#
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. i>,AnkI&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ~gW^9nWYU
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :>;F4gGVG
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. r~h#
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 K)!^NT
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 >(ip-R
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. <=&$+3r
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Q8AAu&te7
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ~=iH*AQR
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. K)mQcB-"?
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 h*C!b?:"
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 sH;_U)ssH
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. DE/SIy?
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 isd-b]@:Lc
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(10)for good 永远 aK
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M @-:iP
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 'UWkJ2:!
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 '!`\!=j-`
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. jF0"AA
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 RPgz"-
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 @WS77d~S
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 86 e13MF
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^M6lF5
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 1J/'R37lP
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $8UW^#Bpq
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。 kt)Et
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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 "QNQ00[T`>
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. MkoK(m{7
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? r>peKo[X(
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 bA#9'Qu^j
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2<I=xWwFA
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 f%@~|:G:
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `}#rcDK
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。 ,P`NtTN-
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 jL^@;"/XhC
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