(1)call the shots 做决断 jBegh9KHq
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. FQ=@mjh
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 **}h&k&%2
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ) $PDo
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. FJ asS8
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。 *Z|y'<s
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(3)clown around 胡闹 c%=IL M4
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. qWmQ-|Py
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 YW{C} NA
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(4) cook up 虚构 (\SA*.)
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _q~=~nub
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ANgw"&&>(
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 1Tu
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .'Vww
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \hB5@e4i2
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. uDEvzk42
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。 aG^4BpIP
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Yb E-6|cz
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 k1QpKn*
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 V,$0p1?J
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^Vpq$'!
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 i9/aAH0
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ]C) 4
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?mwD*LN3o
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 V3"=w&2]K
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(10)for good 永远 ONe# rKJ_
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^k9kJ+x^S2
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 dH-s2r%s
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 h=:Q-?n-
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. VY3&
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 wu)w
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 1;{Rhu7*
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. vvm0t"|\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 sQ
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8?%-'z.
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. vMS
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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。 0PWg;>^'
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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 >"C,@cN}B
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. h@[R6G|
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? R00eisd
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 .,OVzW
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. s D=n95`v
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 -YCOP0
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 v#!%GEg1r
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。 v61[.oS
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Y*14v~\'
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