(1)call the shots 做决断 Slo^tqbG
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >aVtYp B
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;jx[ +
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %Un wh1VG
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |3FGMg%
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。 5'DY)s-K
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(3)clown around 胡闹 iM7^
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. o%-KO? YW
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 S;t`C~l\
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(4) cook up 虚构 9%21Q>Y?b
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. g :B4zlKG
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 )^P54_2
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 jLn#%Ia}
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |<3x`l-`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 k$5l kP.
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 cjhwJ"`H
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. o R8'^G0<
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 ml|FdQ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 :!cK?H$+
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. A[@koLCL
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 fp(zd;BSQ
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ab9ec Z
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Y|wjt\M
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 trjpq{,[U
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 GzaGTd.b
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Is6}VLbB
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 5~UW=
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(10)for good 永远 .>r3ZwrE'
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. V=&M\58
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 |RD)pvVM
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 9D`K#3}
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x'?p?u~[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 SAitufS
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 p<\!{5:
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &N= vs
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 QEut@L
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 a_0I)'
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. OXpN8Dh5
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。 V'RbTFb9Z
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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 qAd=i0{N
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. yEjiMtQll]
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? |ssl0/nk
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 j
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'wYIJK~1
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 -
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Sx
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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。 hi$AZ+
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ~4=*kJ#7
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