(1)call the shots 做决断 ID)^vwn
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8jRs=I
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ]53O}sH>
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8h@q
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ks#A<! ;=
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。 BY3bpR
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Y!Drb-U?;
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uaiz*Im
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 doBNghS
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(4) cook up 虚构 L~IE,4
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. H#+\nT2m
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 RL6Vkd?
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ZI,j?i6\
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. y`4{!CEyLW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ;> DHD*3X
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W]_g4,T>
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. rOW;yJ[
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。 Kv}k*A% S
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 W@^J6sH
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. O16r!6=-n
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 flP>@i:e6
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 dXl]Pe|v
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. t)} \9^Uo
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 |=O1Hn
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 L x.jrF|&
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. cJ.
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 lkb2?2\+
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(10)for good 永远 %%&e"&7HE
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z$|;-u|
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 B52yaG8C
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 +oZH?N4yaM
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. b0 &
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +Qs!Nhsq
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 m2(E>raV6
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T6uMFD4 |
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !{(ls<
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +%XnMl
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]boE{R!I
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。 L6+C]t}>6
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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 paWxanSt
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. TGf;_)El
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? XFQNr`
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 )t%h[0{{
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. RDJ+QOVKg
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 oxfF`L"
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :3^dF}>
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。 p x#suy
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 qfYG.~`5
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