(1)call the shots 做决断 mgs(n5V5
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. s{hKl0ds
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 UO/sv2CN
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 7s9h:/Lu
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wj|Zn+{"nF
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。 Vz{+3vfra6
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(3)clown around 胡闹 sDY~jP[Oa
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. IK~&`n](>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ?$ r`T]>`2
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(4) cook up 虚构 M6Fo.eeK3
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. E-e(K8R
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 U84W(X
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 5j%G7.S\
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6 SSDc/
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 \l%xuT
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6*OL.~WE
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. nB[-KS
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。 ~(5r+Z}*`
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 0D X_*f
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. .6B\fr.za
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 <g4}7l8
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 gL; Kie6Z
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4E'9;tA3l
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 "
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Bf_$BCyGW
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. '`];=QY9pg
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 H=r-f@EOrI
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(10)for good 永远 d|`Ll
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. v*;d
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 8xpplo8
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Uv^\[
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6Rd4waj_,U
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 vDy&sgS$<
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 'j1e(wq
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. EeIDlm0o
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 I7f ^2
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 tF2"IP.
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~5 ^Jv m
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 H'+7z-%G
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 9g9 2eKS
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2wf&jGHs
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? u8e_Lqx?
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 )P$(]{
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *bkb-nKw
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 N<EVs.7
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7
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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。 :Pud%}'
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 "Fz.#U
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