(1)call the shots 做决断 8I~*9MUp
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~^/BAc
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 LJSx~)@
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 l0PXU)>C
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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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。 /b]+RXvxj
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(3)clown around 胡闹 }XD=N#p@z
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0.wNa~_G|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 :z`L)
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(4) cook up 虚构 XnKf<|j6k
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. vt#&YXu{A
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 zmg
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 qzWnl[3
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +^q-v-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 'soll[J
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ZEB,Q~
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. &8dj*!4H
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。 B A
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 [U,hb1Wi3
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. )`#SMLMy~
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 VVe^s|~Z
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 D1V^DbUm_
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;ykX]5jGh
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 7yal T.
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 o,qUf
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. K8uqLSP '
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 6RfS_
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(10)for good 永远 +.a->SZ5"
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *iUR1V Y
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 g6h=Q3@
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 l]L"Ex{
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $ VeQvm*
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 L;U?s2&Y
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 +;a\
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c^~R%Bx
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 km,@yU
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *>T@3G.{Rm
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. p[%B#(]9,
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。 ?:7.3{|Aq
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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 q+)s
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. nc?Oj
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 RaA7 U
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. H284
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 AQs_(LR
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )5x,-m@
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。 #"TL*p
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 s-S|#5
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