(1)call the shots 做决断 Q<W9<&VZe
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5Nc~cD%0tK
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 YfL|FsCh
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. OE)n4X
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。 `3+yu'
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(3)clown around 胡闹 6Ug(J$Ouh
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1];rW`Bw
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 x)0g31 49
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(4) cook up 虚构 ]jiM
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. WmU4~.
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 <"w;:Zs
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ,ButNBv
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. PmOm>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 q !\Ht2$b
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~$XbYR-
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. &.z: i5&o!
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 MMCac6;Aea
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 fkE4[X7f
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. p\I,P2on
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 jn vJ`7zFP
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 *(6vO{
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. tdSy&]P
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 H_)\:gTG
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )W9W8>Cc5_
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @Ee{ GH^-
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(10)for good 永远 : l>&5w;
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %UZ_wsY\
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 pQ%~u3
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 xc)A`(g
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1gk{|keh
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 K6<@DP+/
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 I>ks H
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X`bN/sI
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _j{^I^P
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @wO"?w(
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \jL n5$OW
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。 ~]X4ru5,4
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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 4mR{\
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5BKga1Q
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 lc1?Vd$
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. l/9V59Fv9
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ,'[L6=#
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )]x/MC:9r
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。 d`]|i:*q
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 EIZSV>
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