(1)call the shots 做决断 R?3^Kx
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !f\,xa|M
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 VgG*y#Qf$
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 xEtzqP<]
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3DRbCKNL
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。 tj 6 #lM9
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(3)clown around 胡闹 (!kOM% 3{
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. KB+,}7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 S)Cd1`Gf
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(4) cook up 虚构 ws9F~LmLbr
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. shjbb
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 l]RO'
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ,aS6|~ac4
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. u
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 >-rDBk
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c;DWSgIw
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. A,-UW+:
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。 C;2!c
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 aWhhq@
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Dg~r%F
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 gaBt;@?:Q
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 b0PqP<{ t
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \/,54c2
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Q" BIk
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 7eb^^a?
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. %g7 !4
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /h'V1zL#
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(10)for good 永远
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. B$A`-
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Lf _`8Ux
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 wN/d
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. o>x*_4[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @czNiWU"4;
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 +')\,m "z
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Sz4YPl
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )70-q yA
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $ ;cZq
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. xVHZZ?e
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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 NT?Gl(
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7J$
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? M\zM-B
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 UZsL0
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. O'y8[<
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ;&4}hPq
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 wi/Fx=w
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。 9[}L=n
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 n'a=@/
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