(1)call the shots 做决断 (:R5"|]@<x
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. tMXNi\Bj
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 iFZ.a.NDc
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ym6v 4k!@O
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。 _Td#C1g3
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(3)clown around 胡闹 NTSIClm}U
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. qcge#S>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 h@J3+u<
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(4) cook up 虚构 BU|)lU5)z
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UG4I@@=
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 3Kq/V_
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,;Uf>8~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Hs6Kki1
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 OTNI@jQ)
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. _Ud! tK*H
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。 +pQ3bX
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 qpzyl~g:C
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. dF5y'
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 FI~=A/:
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +G+1B6S
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 lq a~ZF*
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 "sWsK
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /FjdcH=
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Tl#2w=
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(10)for good 永远 y1[@4TY]
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "U$](k.<VA
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 %*RZxR):
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 c2L\m*^o
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !#W3Q
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 PDLps[a
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =5:S"WNj
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7 4&{GCL
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Spn)M79
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /1uGsE+[
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。 HVzkS|^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 LBmXy8'T`
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. fPstSez
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 SLp nVD:'1
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. D(WV
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :^`WrcOJ
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。 FYb]9MX
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 nB]mj_)R^
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