(1)call the shots 做决断 1
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8*yky
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 h5m6 )0"
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3ocRq
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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。 u&ozc
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Jl^THoEL
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. JB\BP$ap
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 &5;y&dh
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(4) cook up 虚构 l j*J|%~
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. cdsF<tpy
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Kkz2N
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 dq$CCOC^F
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 'QEQyJ0EB
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ^,;8ra*h
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9]TvLh3
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. "t)|N
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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。 ;X2 (G
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 5mYI5~
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. wa4(tM2
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Qz?r4kR
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 VNLggeX'U
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. n`)wD~mk
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 h ^6Yjy
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 #2*2xt
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. t#[u
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 lw"5p)aB
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(10)for good 永远 l<mEGKB#
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. k@= LR
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 P(BV J_n
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 M.R]hI
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. N%&D(_
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )CC rO
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 xd`!z`X!,s
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !56gJJ-r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 R]{AJ"p
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 tcxs%yWO1
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )\TI^%s
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。 ku}I;k |
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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 #GHLF
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]xIfgSq
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? [#R<Z+c
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 (^Kcyag4
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. D;0xROW8{
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :{v:sK
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 <KDl2>O
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 yxa~Rz/
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