(1)call the shots 做决断 sbkWJy
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M@8
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 lm]4zs /A
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MK~viSgi
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。 /p X\)wi
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Cd6^aFoK!
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;uDH&3W
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 }v@w(*)h:
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(4) cook up 虚构 |*OS;FD5
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [",W TZ:
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 (y#8z6\dx
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 f5d"H6%L
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. tR0o6s@v/<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 S
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `){*JPl
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. mv<z%y?Oj
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。 gt'0B-;W
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 I&R4.;LW
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ha3 Qx
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 yWt87+%T
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 6^UeEmjc
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. vPSH
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 0'z$"(6D
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 )Hl;9
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. SvDVxK
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 K~v"%sG{`
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(10)for good 永远 x:@Ht TX
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. F/&Z1G.
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ldi'@^
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 x1Z?x,-D"
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. BE}lzn=sF
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 uK}k]x\z
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 !t~S.`vF
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3vNo D
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 zOWbdd_zl
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @x"vGYKd
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. LnrR#fF]Z
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。 xr)kHJ:v
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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 d8dREhK&
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :eei<cn2
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? GfL}f9
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 q;t
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \W}?4kz
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !=|3^A
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Bb8lklQ
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。 p24sWDf
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 aL+k1v[m
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