(1)call the shots 做决断 hT&Y#fh
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !")tU+:
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 h_3E)jc
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W/bQd)Jvk
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ee%%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。 Q6!zZ))~
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(3)clown around 胡闹 aa/(N7
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. WUXx;9 >
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 o&)8o5
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(4) cook up 虚构 6@F9G4<Z
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. sW'AjI
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 dhf!o0'1M
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 `w7v*h|P
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ma']?Rb`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 S3*`jF>q
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 a;qryUyG
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. =M[bnq*\
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。
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Q}K"24`=
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. b;W3j
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 &4x}ppX
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 'ud{m[|
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. x$.^"l-vX
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 L;NvcUFn
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 %XoiVlT@:
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v,{
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 mt+Oi70
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(10)for good 永远 }1c|gQ
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. PI:4m%[
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 17[3/m8a
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 RYQR(v
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. t?-n*9,#S
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 BB!THj69a6
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 P%:wAYz1^O
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~"&|W'he[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vkx7paY_
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'qb E=
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. L:pYn_
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。 ]7F=u!/`<C
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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 %Ycy{`
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. JPc+rfF
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? $%CF8\0
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Sw8]EH6
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. +mmSfuO&\
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 3G)#5Lf<
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?GoR^p #p
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。 l|~A#kq
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Jr
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