(1)call the shots 做决断 >h1 3i@`r
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. jj_z#6{
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 *`Swv`
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FM;NA{
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _8A
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。 z`$jxSLm
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(3)clown around 胡闹 nNz1gV:0X
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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(4) cook up 虚构 7rQwn2XD{
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Swz{5 J2C
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 0b6jGa
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 a?jUm.
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 39to5s,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 6D|[3rXr
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9uR+
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. hb#Nm6
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 LvtHWt
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Wip@MGtJ
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. E! d?@Xr@
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 SW5V:|/
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 #(swVo:+E
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]8q#@%v}
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 [ )3rc}:1
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 |y9(qcKn$
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zU7co.G
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 WX
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(10)for good 永远 g>G+?PY
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $inlI_
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 fwQVx Je
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 )U12Rshl
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >[}lC7 z,
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 R !g'zS'
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 +t*V7nW
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. j9gn7LS
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 i(T[
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !LI6_Oq
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. JfD-CoQS'
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 fg$#ZCi
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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 &1/OwTI4J
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. YI+ clh;%9
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? F>Pr`T?>
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 lXtsnQOOK
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. riR(CJ}Ff
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 LMKhtOZ?
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mtU{d^B
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。 <fHJ9(5$V
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 }1fi#
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