(1)call the shots 做决断 l$~bkVNL
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. N %/DN
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qA\kx#v]P
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MldL"*HW:
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。 \iE9&3Ie
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(3)clown around 胡闹 YbBH6RZr
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \ rWgA
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 WsDe0F
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(4) cook up 虚构 ]SR`96vG
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. < 3+&DV-<N
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 h}<ZZ
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 : )*Ge3
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. h9smviU7u
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 J#Ehx|
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 EuA<{%i
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. 7?WBzo!!L
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。 cTx/Y&\9
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 3kQ8*S
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. X35U!1Y\
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 29DWRJU
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 }? '9L:
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. S&)
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 O!+5As
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 x#VUEu]8
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. IGV.0l
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 1>{-wL4rc
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(10)for good 永远 \k-juF80
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. iC2nHZ*,
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 (>`SS#(T!
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 w:+#,,rwzV
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Bzt`9lg
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 QNwAuH T
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 F76h
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _VJwC|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 oT{yttSNo
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 z6r/
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,PxQ[CGg
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。 d+ko"F|
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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 Hxi=\2-
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Y.
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 'Rw]
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m6<0 hP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ZU'^%)6~o~
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 DN0b.*[`3
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。 Sylsp%A
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 B;_3IHMO
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