(1)call the shots 做决断 7B)@ aUj$
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. THwq~c'
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 <z
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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.
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(3)clown around 胡闹 {]y!2r
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #vcQ =%;O
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Ei@al>.\
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(4) cook up 虚构 8vvNn>Q
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8PRB_ny
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 5XNFu C9E
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 !ZN"(0#qz
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +ldgT"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 aSSw>*?Q
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Xpmi(~n
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. OZl0I#@A
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。 &y2DI"Ff
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 MWn[]'TpH
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. =vKSvQP@)
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?d)eri8,
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ?)/H8n
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +|O&k
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ? ,!C0t s
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 X5P1wxk'
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. RJOyPZ]
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 SciEHI#
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(10)for good 永远 VZU@G)rd
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. wOl]N2<
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 RLF]Wa,
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 p-%m/d?
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. uo^tND4a;j
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !ma'*X
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 -$j|&l
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 'A#l$pJp7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 |+Ub3<b[]
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =Wl}Pgo!
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. fh}j)*K8
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。 |uln<nM9
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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 -Wl79lE
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. KrD?Z2x
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 PPj0LFA
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f.u+({"ql
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :]IYw!_-p
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 kT{d pGU9
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。 f!##R-A
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 9GVv[/NAb
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