(1)call the shots 做决断 MO|aN,
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >_bH,/D'
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 $a|C/s+}7>
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qOAK`{b
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Qxr&zT7f
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。 #\U;,r
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ?.Z4GWyXa
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. mxUM&`[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Khp`KPxz%
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(4) cook up 虚构 !? !~8J~
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %s<7M@]f
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 YTP6m9hA+
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 >Z@^R7_W
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. F)rU*i7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Nr 5h%<`I
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S?TyC";!
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. (|H1zO
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。 Qz6Ry\u
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 &}%rZU
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. >S/m(98
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?[{_*qh
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 S- @E
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. >Wvb!8N
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 91Bl{
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 %6c[\ubr
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. hn]><kaA
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 DMO8~5
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(10)for good 永远 \0.
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. F#d`nZ=M
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 QfqosoP\D
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 hS(}<B{x!
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (prqo1e@
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 :2^j/
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 <Sw>5M!j
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. DLMM1
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 rZ}y'A
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 rm}OVL
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Wc]L43u
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。 lxsBXX Zg
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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 =^
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. OX|nYTp
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? L O)&|9xw
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 8bl&-F`
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Y [8~M8QX
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 F/1B>2$`
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 lI#Ap2@
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。 iBlZw%zKP
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 -n.ltgW@
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