(1)call the shots 做决断 LS2ek*FJO
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M'>D[5;N~
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 r0hta)xa
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Je4.9?Ch
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.%B;qB
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(3)clown around 胡闹 .JD4gF2N
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1"4nmw}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 P"~qio-
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(4) cook up 虚构 >zfZw"mEP
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xi1N?
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =?`y(k4a
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 H>X\C;X[
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Jegx[*O>b
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 w ;s ]n
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 gvRc:5B[
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. :>er^\
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。 \0^r J1*
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ?V\9,BTb)
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 0,L$x*Nj5
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 H[_uVv;}6
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 iEJQ#5))0
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Ei?9M^w
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 :)+@qxTy
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 oZ*=7u
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _?(hWC"0
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 _1>(GK5[
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(10)for good 永远 ~D`oP/6
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. VT.{[Kl
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 d6d(?"
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4-}A'fTU8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 xJH9qc ME
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 .^N#|hp^
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. OCOO02Wq1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 mb*h73{{
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 thm3JfQt
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. cJ(zidf_$
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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 _G}CD|Kx
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. }r<@o3t
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? \Q?|gfJH
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 7L~ zI>2
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. sKG~<8M}
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 i37a}.;
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7p>-oR"
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。 %6c*dy
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 @#ho(_U8
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