(1)call the shots 做决断 -Bbg'=QZa
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .NcoST9a
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 jIJVl \i]
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 TU$PAwn=
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. vl*CU"4
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。
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(3)clown around 胡闹 J2Y-D'*s
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. h=SQ]nV{
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 }[}u5T`w>
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(4) cook up 虚构 @*q WV*$h
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. v'Ce|.;
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 w]GoeIg({
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 r \H+=2E'
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Uo v%12
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Be}e%Rk
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 .+>w0FG.
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. g]85[xz
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。 )hmU/E@
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 fpf1^TZ
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. LSb3w/3M
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 {PgB~|W
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 } Uki)3(
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. sv\'XarM
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 |0FRKD]
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 _ _cJ+%e
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~E-YXl9
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ?g|K"P<1
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(10)for good 永远 K y~
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /_y%b.f^
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *%1:="W*|
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 fgg^B[(Y
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `M/=_O3
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 yLCqlK
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 dsJm>U)
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. veeI==]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 WRWWskP
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Nln`fE/Ht
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5W/{h q8}}
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。 6{q;1-8j+j
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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 !8sgq{x((
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. HPg3`Ul
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 3jjMY
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 0}{'C5
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vw2`:]Q+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 {_?rh,9q
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x2co>.i
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。 ? B@E!/f
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 JK]R*!{n
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