(1)call the shots 做决断 ][;G=oCT
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. f)Xr!7
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 n_u1&a'
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %Ym^{N
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MJ{%4S{K,p
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。 n_nl{
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(3)clown around 胡闹 CC^E_j T
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "xJ 0 vlw
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 H%F>@(U
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(4) cook up 虚构 Q{g;J`Z)p
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 28.~iw
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ~b~2
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 {eS|j=
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. qJ4T]FVN
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 -O!/Jv"{,[
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 jE2}p-2Q0
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. lj=l4 &.i
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。 l^MzN
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 x#.C4O09
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 81LNkE,
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ``VW;l{
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 kX`[Y@nUN
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Iq7}
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Z6p5*+
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 wIB`%V
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]i<[d,
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Cqii}
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(10)for good 永远 Vwk #qgnX
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. azQ D>
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 uDw.|B2ui
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ",aTWQgN
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 WY^W.1X
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 "tFxhKf
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~lNsa".c
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 OU5*9_7.
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [/s&K{+c
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -=s(l.?Hm5
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。 g~V+4+
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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 o<IAeH {+
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. QrO\jAZ{Ag
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? BH]Yn u&o
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 STZPYeXE
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. su*Pk|6%
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ljl^ GFo
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Zo1,1O
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。 oh#\]c\f
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 qC
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