(1)call the shots 做决断 !g|[A7<|
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. I-kK^_0mV<
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 }y(cv}8Y
/%{CJ0Y
(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,#0#1k<Dm
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. K>\v<!%a
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。 "s`#`'
&&"+\^3
(3)clown around 胡闹 a%an={
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. n#4T o;CS
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 }<'ki
;
)WvOa] :
(4) cook up 虚构 P/k#([:2
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1n.F`%YG
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Vy=+G~
`:0Auw9h
(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 l Yj$3
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. y^
st
T^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 - xyY6bxL
HA&hu/mw_
(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 T7Ju7_q}
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. PbV1FB_
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 #.,LWL]
kD((1v*D$
(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 LW!4KA]
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. *d 4A3|
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ZlcEeG
f&Juq8s_0
(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 F"'
(i
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. UzV78^:,iD
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 >LVGNicQ
j5~~%
(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 a`U/|[JM
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (7??5gjh
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 |`AJP
C +Wa(K
(10)for good 永远 '_91(~P
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Juk'eH2^s
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 O`9vEovjs
&}#zG5eu
(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 <(45(6fQ
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S++jwP
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 TFXKC l
'W&ewZH_h
(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 {!1RlW
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. j:HIcCp
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 OgzKX>N`A
u!FF{~5cs
(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 rX?%{M,xFw
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. E>u U6#v
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!ewC vt
$OzVo&P;
(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 {s:"mkR
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. NBw{
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? jq_ i&~S
S>s+ nqcP
(15)give an ear to 听一听 IJ7wUZp"
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .OlPVMFt
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 sH%Ts@Pl
=tGRy@QV'\
(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1c*;Lr.K
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。 MIqH%W.ru
kR8,E 6Up
(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 n.G.fbO
xiqeKoAD