(1)call the shots 做决断 #<m2Xo?d]
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. B= E/|J</
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Sw-2vnSdM
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ev [?5R
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. r^rk@W;[
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。 "oZ_1qi<
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(3)clown around 胡闹 s%Ph
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Wrp+B[{r\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 yW7>5r
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(4) cook up 虚构 \vV]fX
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ZK'WKC
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 mA,{E-T
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 iRG6Cw2
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. G}NqVbZ9]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ]=xX_
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ks%;_~b
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. ^
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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。 k6z]"[yu
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 \/Q~C!
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. FS @55mQ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 wEI?
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 |<oqT+?i
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V7gL*,3>=
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 OQ<;w
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 *nHMQ/uf
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. E|_8#xvb
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 |90/tNe
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(10)for good 永远 !SGRK01
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {]m/15/$C
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 T4ugG?B*
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 *(]ZdB_2
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. unz~vG1Tn
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 <KCyXU*
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 `0q=Z],
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /f+BeQ3#/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :1gpbfW
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4N7|LxNNl_
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Q:y'G9b
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。 .VUnOdI
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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 dShGIH?
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. cdSgb3B0
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? $ZB`4!JxG
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 }:J-o
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. cb{"1z
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 *1_Ef).
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 rp[3?-fk
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。 n3-VqYUP
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 7+X~i@#rU
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