(1)call the shots 做决断 AFsYP/g]
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %^u
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9G[t
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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. ;_/!F}d
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。 WjvgDNk
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(3)clown around 胡闹 P
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Rf{YASPIw&
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 q9Lq+4\
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(4) cook up 虚构 &sJ6k/l
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >ATccv
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 #Xi9O.
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ]];LA!n
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. IKp/xj[!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 mU>lm7'
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]1q`N7
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. #V@vz#bo=
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。 fDChq[LAn
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Et&PzDvU
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. <4"Bb_U
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 pO N@
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 J2!)%mF$
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. c
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 [3v&j_
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 G~f|Sx
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 22E I`}"J
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 NV\{$*j(|J
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(10)for good 永远 v;s^j
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. C]krJse@
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 6'.CW4L
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 W: 3fLXk+
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 o4YF,c+>q
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 VB=jKMi
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8y]{I^z}
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Lv-M.
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M"ZeK4qh
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. F^!_!V B
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ~AcjB(
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 zHXb[$Q
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. pH396GFIW
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 4BJ w+EV8
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 J+qcA}
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Nbt.y 'd
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 M{X; H'2
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 lh;;%@1DM
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。 is{H >#+"
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 IG4`f~k^
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