(1)call the shots 做决断 e{?~m6
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ].Et&v
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 )P,jpE8
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .IYE"0)wJ
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. '7E?|B0],
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。 @,s[l1P
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(3)clown around 胡闹 4W1"=VL[g
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |\b*p:el
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 V=
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(4) cook up 虚构 D vK}UAj=
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r<~1:/F|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 av5lgv)3
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 {j^}"8GB
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. G_X'd
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ci*Z9&eS+
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 v4 c_UFEh<
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. TYB^CVSZ
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。 P [gqv3V
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 8WaVs 6
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. paiF ah
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 v'DL >Y
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 %*Y:Rm'>
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. NB>fr#pb
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 )TP7gLv=b
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 a|66[
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. y&SueU=
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 n32BHOVE
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(10)for good 永远 /<M08ze
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >0u4>=#
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \5O4}sm$*
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 J;G+6C$:
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Rb\\6BU0
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (u RAK
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 NPKRX Li%
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. p+A#t~K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $7lI Dt
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 uZg Kex;c
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =cg0o_q8
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。 1'Kn:I
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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 Cg-khRgLS
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {aAA4.j^
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? !7Ta Vx}`(
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Z9TG/C,eo
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @-)?2CH[8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >Ei_##
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @R>J\>
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。 a B%DIH,
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 vBKBMnSd
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