(1)call the shots 做决断 YQ:$m5ai
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %!Eh9C*
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 3HtM<su*h
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,YM=?No
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. rR@]`@9
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。 ]_B<K5
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(3)clown around 胡闹 yWRIh*>nE
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. YM;ro5_KF
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 c`3`}&g#
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(4) cook up 虚构 Ux',ma1JK
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (ww4(
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 KB~[nZs7
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 }\<=B%{
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *3Lo[GE>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ;q-c[TZC
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $,Xn@4
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ASi2;Q_{_
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 I52nQCXi
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 -<x%
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. o0No"8DnjH
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 l,Q`;v5|
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 90+Vw`Gz=
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /'{vDxZf R
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 =AaF$R
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. JQbaD-
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 +?6]Vu&|f
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(10)for good 永远 g~21|Sa$[
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /xgC`]-
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 y'>9'/&
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 |g{50r'=
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. J ##a;6@
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Y_]y :H
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 AUF[hzA
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. do^=Oq07$
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 c[M4l
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]EF"QLNN(
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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 4S>#>(n7=
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Q3+%8zZI
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? zhow\l2t}
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 `Qb!W45
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )2E vZn
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ;/Y#ph[
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 T@vE@D
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。 ]+pE1-p\
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ~,s'-
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