(1)call the shots 做决断 .5'_5>tkv
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @_+B'<2
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 $?e_l
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {cW%i:
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. AMm)E
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。 uxKj7!(#
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(3)clown around 胡闹 zj+.MG04
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. q>E[)\+y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 "s6\l~+9l
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(4) cook up 虚构 Zdm7As]
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. y9#r
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }3Mnq?.-
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 1dl@2CVS
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \d,wcL
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 [s"e?Qee
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %:DH_0
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. 3T|xUY)G4
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。 ?KKu1~a_
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 p1blPBlp
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. vpoYb
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 5N_w(B
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 EV$$wrohQ`
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A0@E^bG
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 (:spA5
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ,8Yc@P_O
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &Se!AcvKF
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ?4^8C4
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(10)for good 永远 *MG*]\D
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 5r-OE-U{
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .:nV^+)
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 A.%MrgOOX
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,?k~>,{3
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 0<n*8t?A-
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 hYI0S7{G
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1e'Ez4*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 / p PSo
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b)e';M
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {j!jm5
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。 }5??n~:*5
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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 @}8~TbP
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. K4[XP]\jr
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ;GjZvo
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 D J:N
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 KIeTZVu$%
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ] C&AU[U*
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。 0]._|Ubn6)
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ;G=:>m~
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