(1)call the shots 做决断 Per1IcN
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. cpJ|w3xB
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 A$:U'ZG_
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 eHDN\QA 2
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. KMjhZap%
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 R!N%o~C2-
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(3)clown around 胡闹 l2P=R)@{
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]`+HO=0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 hFl^\$Re
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(4) cook up 虚构 1HZO9cXJ
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. n#OB%@]<V
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 .UY^oR=b{
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. KNIn:K^/
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 )f<z%:I+Z
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ah+iZ}E%
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. wx0j(:B]
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 X*@dj_,
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 o$lM$E:
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. _8_R 1s
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. v<(
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 DG:Z=LuJr
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [}0haTYc4
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Q| ?L*Pq2I
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(10)for good 永远 =mp;.k95
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. zsyIV!(
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 6.nCV0xA
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. FSW_<%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 <+vw@M
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 iVq'r4S
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F%D.zvKN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 XXn67sF/
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0*D$R`$
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %.-4!vj
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。 GM f
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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 z !rL
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. * kDC liL
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 )g#T9tx2D
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. GqaCj^2f
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 dufu|BL|}
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。 Ata:^qI
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Y;^l%ePuW
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