(1)call the shots 做决断 Z,(%v.d
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. hE9'F(87a
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 b^@`uDb6
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !~Ax
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |UABar b
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。 i:AjWC@]
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(3)clown around 胡闹 5J?bE?X
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /{49I,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 e=YO.HT
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(4) cook up 虚构 F9ZOSL
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (4E.Li<O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2OA8
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 (0O`A~M3
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. R4[. n@
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 MM/BJ
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 tP/GDC;
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. (mu{~@Hw
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。 2M!+gk=+
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 eYnLZ&H5O
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. }UJdE#4
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 }7f 1(#{7
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 )1X' W
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. weTK#O0@v
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 z{7,.S
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 #S/pYP`7
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. p
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >'BU*
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(10)for good 永远 mmh nw(/
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Q#d+IIR0gK
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 x`/m>~_
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 W]C_oh
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QySca(1tN
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 <S:,`v&Z
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 =6L:Ix
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^D>/wX\u
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;[;S_|vZ=)
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x);?jxd
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 61t-
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。 q70YNk}
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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 Q>#)LHX
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. =1uj1.h
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? )dzjz%B)
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 *NX*/(Q
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 6+{ nw}e8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~CjmYP'o
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 tZ*f~yW
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。 &~D.")Dz
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 x1 R!
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