(1)call the shots 做决断 CZ"~N`
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /RU'~(
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 qpzzk9ba[
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 idW=
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. F5la:0fb
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。 !=%0
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(3)clown around 胡闹 zmd,uhNc:
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )a"rj5~-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 .XDY1~w0
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(4) cook up 虚构 w/_n$hX
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. FN jT?*
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Cq\1t
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 hbl%<ItI49
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (1pI#H"f9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 /Iht,@%E
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 aK>5r^7S
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. OiBDI3,|+
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。 o zg%-
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Axp#8
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. b{Srd3
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 .x\fPjB
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 |^!#x Tj
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?^y%UIzf
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 N6K%Wkz
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 PL vz1}ts
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. FyD^\6/x
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /IQl
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(10)for good 永远 wkNf[>jX?
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hLF+_{\C|
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 OS|uZ<"Rq3
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 5A| 4
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. w&&uk[Gh/a
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 *;^!FBT
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 }{FKs!(4
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <3?T^/8
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Ce&nMgd~
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Twqkd8[
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9J>b6
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。 (EZ34,k'S
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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 ]LGp3)T-
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J6m`XC
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? -anLp8G*
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 6AS'MD%&
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?l\1n,!:8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 9iMQq40
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >)5=6{x
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。 >| d^
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ?gZJ v
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