(1)call the shots 做决断 /N=;3yWF
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {XR3L'X
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 a\_?zi]s&,
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 u]`ur#_
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :^bjn3b
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。 a]NH >d
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(3)clown around 胡闹 2d:IYCl4q
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. V
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(4) cook up 虚构 $e#V^dph
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 'j&+Pg)@
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Yl\p*j"Fid
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .0=VQU
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 mssCnr;
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 V;@kWE>3
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. qE:/~Q0
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 8r{:di*
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 VUd=|$'J
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 9=o;I;I
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ^s.necg0
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. vXI2u;=y
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 {)KH%
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 FV~ENpncP
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. N$I@]PL
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 nGoQwKIW
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(10)for good 永远 )y#~eYn
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;:Kd?Tz$
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )\3
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 `2I<V7SF$
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. k\/idd[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 qi51'@
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 (6g;FD:"6
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,RXfJh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =wcqCW,]
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L;%_r)
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7%`
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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。 *h9S\Pv>j
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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 D}i_#-^MH
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P;' xa^Y
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 #)BbW40f6
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5`tMHgQO
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :i};]pR
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。 I
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Ec4+wRWk85
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