(1)call the shots 做决断 ~~z}yCl
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "H#2
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 8do-z"-
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U8 '}(
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `bNY[Gv>)
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。 h<JV6h :8
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ><^
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @w?hXK=
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ogtl
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(4) cook up 虚构 ]sB-}n)
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *6<<6f`(
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ,Tjc\;~%
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 E&9BeU
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. g{RVxGE7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 HW"@~-\
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "&W80,O3
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. {W,&jC
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。 *d b,N'rK
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 5 Sl vCL
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. BS!VAHO"V
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 V^apDV\AV
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 J#ujI e
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. QY|Rz(;m
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 9Zw{MM]
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 x}B3h9]
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. OO#_0qK
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 y\k#83aU|
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(10)for good 永远 +VT/c
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9vZ:oO
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 O%}?DiSl
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 n<3qr}ZG^
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x4v@o?zW
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 l=UXikx
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 YJGP8
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [[#zB-|
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 gz#2}
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. AZ>F+@ d
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。 S-5O$EnD
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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 NK\0X5##.
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. i&^]qL|J
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? nvB<pSm
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Gv&%cq1
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,n{R,]y\
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &6e A.
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 zJ)`snN|
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。 t|P+^SL
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 {X5G
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