(1)call the shots 做决断 8,B9y D
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8nZPY)o
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 xmVK{Q YT$
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FEdyh?$
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. c)E'',-J_2
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。 j&44wuf
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(3)clown around 胡闹 u$a%{46
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]?<uf40Mm
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 34P?nW(
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(4) cook up 虚构 l@Ml8+
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <m )@~s?D
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 :!r_dmJ
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 i5_gz>
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. d[O.UzQ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 =Wl
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 H:~LL0Md%
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. hPEK@
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 M
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 v$,9l+p/
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 5gEUE {S
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 !hJKI.XH
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Y<kvJb&1*
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. v"bOv"!al
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 T>1E
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. W=G[hT5L{
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 KH[%HN5v
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(10)for good 永远 T=>&`aZH
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. IS8ppu&E
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 YE0s5bB6
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 {@C+Js5
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. R%5\1!Fl=G
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 mD0pqK
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Q+uYr-
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. -5E%f|U
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &&>OhH`
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3RGVH,
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Nf3Kz#!B
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。 cG^'Qm
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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 Ai/ay# E
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P'FI'2cN7
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? M%6{A+(
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 r,0> 40^
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C>j"Ck^<
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 p- zLi!
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \:O5, wf2
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。 am@\$Sa4
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 <.=
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