(1)call the shots 做决断 kK,Ne%}a2K
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. DV8b<)
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 +2KYtyI
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~$WBc qo
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. c\J?J>xz
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 !Qqi%
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ef Moi 'v
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. l\HLlwYO
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 O<RLw)nzg
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(4) cook up 虚构 ;v*J:Mn/=
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (}#8$ )
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 S`\03(zDA
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 XK";-7TZt
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =o!1}'1 }}
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Q[wTV3d
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @MoBR.
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. P<tHqN!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。 1GaM!OC 9
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 N4xCZb
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 1@i|[dq
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 TEzMFu+V
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 pGsk[.
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. SyB2A\A
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Fad.!%[
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _, ki/7{
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(10)for good 永远 wDv G5
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. BQ;F`!Hx?
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 >, 9R :X(
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 F%]ZyO9
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <TDp8t9bU
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 "KiTjl`M,
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 XHh!Q0v;
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1^HmM"DD
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 u alpm#GU
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L,+m5wKj[
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. k$ORV U
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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 `xq/<U;i
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Fs3rsig
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 -Gyj]v5y`c
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Cd7imj
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 YjR`}rdwo
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \Qgc7ev
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。 ;k=&ZV
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 %FhUjHm
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