(1)call the shots 做决断 E^!%m8--
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2iu;7/
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +^.(3Aw
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. q0}LfXql8
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。 LYKepk
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(3)clown around 胡闹 UcZ3v]$I
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 'D
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(4) cook up 虚构 _Z%C{~,7)x
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8LL);"$
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 wRKGJ
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 1g@kHq
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. lUrchLoDt
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 rRMC<.=
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 YG% Zw
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. 0y(d|;':
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。 `is6\RH
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 h1"#DnK7
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ~7*HZ:.
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 6^p6v
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 i9\Pks#l%
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. kmf4ax
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 8=$@azG
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 c;Li~FLR
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (C!fIRY
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 kAqk~.
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(10)for good 永远 OAv/P|n=
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Qtk'^Fc
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 L%"&_v#a^
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 )2a!EEHz
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &B)
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 (T@ov~@
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. te1lUQ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k&Sg`'LG8
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _PuMZjGL
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .EI/0"^
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 J%nJO3,
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 X%;,r
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. c;j]/R$i
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? [ML4<Eb+x
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Dj[D|%9a
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M+Dkn3bx
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |/q *Fg[f
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。 L)Kn8
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 $u>^A<TBN
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