(1)call the shots 做决断 6@0OQb
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ndz]cx
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 6WJ)by
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 aAMVsE{
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. C-MjJ6D<
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。 zvH8^1yzG
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(3)clown around 胡闹 T7u%^xm
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )MchsuF<
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 }n2M G
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(4) cook up 虚构 ;^%4Q"
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Yqi4&~?db
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 &3Szje
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 cH?B[S;]
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5ZK@`jkE
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Ix=}+K/
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,+xB$e
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. c>RFdc:U
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 q):5JXql~
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 A.F738Zp{Z
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. :~T99^$zA
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 dCk3;XU
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 FZ,#0ZYJGP
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8UyMVY
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ?!cvf{a
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 [8,yF
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^ ALly2
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 `a/%W4
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(10)for good 永远 @u]rWVy;\[
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \$e)*9)
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *b/`Ya4
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ZR]25Yy
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )~] (&
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 NzOo0tz:
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 <_tT<5'[$u
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. D
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;y\IqiA{o
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 W$OG(m!W>
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s1NKLt
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。 FUjl8b-|
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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 }w<7.I
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S.m{eur!,E
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ,J>5:ht(6
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 3#&7-o
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |>htvDL
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 LBsluT
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 OJ$]V,Z00x
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。 -[!P!d=
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 -~ Mb
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