(1)call the shots 做决断 C,|,-CY
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. aWF655Fs*
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FJ)$f?=Qd
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]>Es4 s
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。 'E""amIJ
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(3)clown around 胡闹 {&1/V
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 4^|3TntO
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 \(2sW^fY
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(4) cook up 虚构 Wg]Qlw`\|
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -PR N:'T
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 NqWdRU
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ]N F[>uiW
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &gx%b*;`L0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 A^<jy=F&
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 BLD gt~h#
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. 7J<5f)
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。 hkQ"OsU
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 0flRh)[J
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. A2Gevj?F$
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;uP:"k
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 [.wYdv35
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. oXF.1f/h
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 {R6ZKB
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Ds:'Lb
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. h~zT ydnH
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 *J`O"a
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(10)for good 永远 6T`i/".
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. TuaBm1S{f
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0LJv'
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 $f7l34Sf3
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. t"oeQ*d%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 R (n2A$
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 /cP"h!P}~~
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. d%n-[ZL
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ' S/gmn
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 LZxNAua
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }Jj}%XxKs
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。 jAlv`uB|G"
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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 FfT`;j
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. '!B&:X)
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 KF:78C
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |M;7>'YNC*
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 g*+>H1}
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。 a/xn'"eli
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 0?|<I{z2
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