(1)call the shots 做决断 4[5Z>2w
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5 :AAqMa
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 AU
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. gsAcn
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。 U"ga0X5
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(3)clown around 胡闹 O[8Lp?
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. LtNG<n)_BH
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 "3!4 hiU9
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(4) cook up 虚构 \;g{qM 8
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :qnRiK]
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 {wd.aUB
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 jCy2bE
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. D@f%&|IZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Z&PwNr/
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 rb9x||
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. txliZ|.O
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。 7IFUsli]
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 =JEnK_@?K\
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 6 C
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 kWr*+3Xq
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _:TD{ EO$
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 BI}>"',
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 :yw0-]/DD
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. G*n5`N@>7
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9WHkw@<R+
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(10)for good 永远 R*QL6t
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9}5Q5OZ
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 vL-%"*>v
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 o6svSS
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. U-|gtND
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 <}B]f1zX
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 `33+OW
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,Kdvt@vle
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k :af
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 cT."
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @aBZ|8
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。 A87Tyk2Pi
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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 "WK.sBFz4
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0;V2>!
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? U4Qc$&j>
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 "< [D1E\
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Tqm9><!r
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 M a_! 1Y
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Oq|pd7fcgm
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。 cITQ,ah
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 K\o!
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