(1)call the shots 做决断 U0|wC,7"
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -iy17$
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 }K.)yv n
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 cgcU2N6y;
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9R+ qw
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。 (CAVOed
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(3)clown around 胡闹 JWM4S4yZHR
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <YG 42,N
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 /L`qOr2E
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(4) cook up 虚构 , Sf:R4=
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c#9=o;1El
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^~B#r#
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 f#38QP-T
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \Vj7%ph
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 nKwOSGPQt
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 YqKQm+G
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. !y1qd
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。 EwfL.z
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 J"eE9FLM
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. RXO}mu]Iu
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^AwDZX
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 *[3tGiU J
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. fn//j7 j
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 uMFV^&ZF
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 2Zq_zvKUt
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. %B>>J%
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 #3C]"
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(10)for good 永远 LqQ&4I
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. V'N]u(^
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {f6~Vwf
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 1A7(s0J8 :
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1VXn`O?LW
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ]|Iczg-
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ;|vn;s/
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. GQ9H>Ssz
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !J}Q%i
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 F @!9rl'
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. meD?<g4n~"
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。 s9b+uUt%
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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 tiic>j\D
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |r`0< `
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? FPAj}as
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 (ap,3$hS
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;:~-=\
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 yD^Q&1
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 QlnI &o
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。 $=!_ !tr
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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;xt?
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