(1)call the shots 做决断 Vx5ioA]{
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1us-ootsjP
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 *~F\k):>
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8Yr_$5R
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [HJ^'/bB'
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。 >y C1X|d~t
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Np4';H
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Hmt}@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 nYJ)M
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(4) cook up 虚构 \$Xo5f<
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o+sb2:x
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 fRp+-QvE
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 PN ,pEk|
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. acgtXfHR
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Y27x;U
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @EZ@X/8{&
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. 5Z]zul@+*
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。 3 8>?Z]V
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 YGP.LR7
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. TAbd[:2{F
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 CeD O:J=,
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ) -+u8#
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =B9Ama
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 `+_UG^aeW
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 eMk?#&a)
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. D9
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 rPVz!(;k
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(10)for good 永远 R}MdBE
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8RJXY:%
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 E5D5
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ZUJ!
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. t]|WRQvy8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 |~b.rKQt[
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 USLG G}R
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. okfGd=
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }J27Y;Zp9
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (Zi(6 T\z
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. SoZ$1$o2
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。 Mg?^ 5`*
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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 ]~g6#@l
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J%d\ 7
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? BdcTKC
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ZS0=xS5q)
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L&$ X\\Lv^
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 $\kqh$")
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 = h,6/cs
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。 [03$*BCq 3
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 r`5[6)+P
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