(1)call the shots 做决断 hr1$1&p
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. qmID-t"
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. qp@m&GH
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 DO%Pwfkd
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ifHU|0_=
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. sW'6}^Q
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 !l"tI#?6W%
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(4) cook up 虚构 Ge1duRGa
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. GoL|iNW`
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 YM8rJ-
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 L]*`4L
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7@@<5&mN
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 LUG9 #.
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 dFMAh&:>
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. |Q6h/"2
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 HT-PWk>2
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Pv[ykrm/
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 2_.CX(kI
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 L?Tu)<Mn
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 }{t3SGs J
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <K,[sy&Qy
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 B6uRJcD4
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 2$Wo&Q^_
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. EO"6Dq(
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 |C4o zl=O?
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(10)for good 永远 JeL~]F
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 18rp;
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 -`g J
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 1Df,a#,y"
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. jVs(x
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 X]MTaD.t
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 p $XnOh
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G4O3h Y.`
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lm!FM`m
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _trpXkQp
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。 "H@Fe
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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 -FaaFw:Z;A
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :k\}Ik
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 }\EL;sT
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. lZBv\JE
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 py=i!vb&Z%
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1j+eD:d'
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。 \:h0w;34O
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 3+j^E6@
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