(1)call the shots 做决断 unz~vG1Tn
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \xC#Zs[<
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Tl]yl$
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tBl(E
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. hPgYKa8u
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。 :1gpbfW
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ? `kZ 6$
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Vl<7>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 @ uQ *$
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(4) cook up 虚构 8.IenU9
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. i?eVi
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 >+!Ef
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Pl`Nniy
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1B~Z1w
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 \&Bdi6xAy
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 AqaMi
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. (#z6w#CU(
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。 n3-VqYUP
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 K,U8 vc
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 'W("s
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Xi\c>eALO
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 H ="I=}
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. m"'`$ /_
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 WlGT&m&2
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ub`zS-vb
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0plX"NU
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 dq'f
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(10)for good 永远 '^$+G0jv
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. fYh<S
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 asCcBp
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 tp&|*M3
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M#m;jJqON
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 m_`%#$s}
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 _./s[{ek
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 39F
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6Q_A-X3hk
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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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. _)~VKA]""
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。 >V]9<*c
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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 Z;RUxe|<k
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %k )H7nj
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? AS;qJ)JfzQ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 !7MRHI/0C
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. G|8>Q3D
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (hQi {
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 =_ b/g
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。 J1~E*t^
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 v'S5F@ln
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