(1)call the shots 做决断 d`xqs,0f
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Z,2uN!6
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 !F%dE!
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +I')>6
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. U_J|{*4S.!
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。 OO@$jXZB
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Zw3|HV(so
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;xRyONt
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 9DT}sCLz:B
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(4) cook up 虚构 zL{KK9Or
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. kn<[v;+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ~jPe9
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 M\GS&K$lq
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $pD^O!I)?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 H@6
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 EEaFi8
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. |GsLcUv6
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 Qejzp/2
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 .d*v fE$
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 2{qoWys8[
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 aJfW75C
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Q'rG' |
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )h/fr|
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 >sP;B5S
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 OU[Sm7B
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. c2y5[L7?
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 4v{gc/g
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(10)for good 永远 )9*-Q%zc
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ]02V,'x
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ._nhW*
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 .$r(":A#)
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S5XFYQ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .z9JoQ
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Axcm~!uf
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. i\3`?d
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4[(P>`Unx
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *AJW8tIP
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2yN~[,L
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。 68D.Li
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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 1M+mH#?
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^,rbA>/L
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? m!PN1$9V
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 FPu,sz8
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \:Nbl<9(9
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 [3\}Ca1
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 m*(8I=]q
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。 ^
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 VJPt/Dy{
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