(1)call the shots 做决断 |qNe_)
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. V[tebv!
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 >]h{[kU %4
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 fd)8lK[KJ"
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. c^r8<KlI9
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。 cIU2 qFn[
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(3)clown around 胡闹 T)! }Wvv
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <XeDJ8
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 '.Y,VJaL
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(4) cook up 虚构 S@qPf0dL<
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `cGks
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 DGTLlBkT
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 i2qN 0?n
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. iJTG+gx
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 \RDN_Z
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 j7P49{
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. $JFjR@j
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 o]?
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 3!P^?[p3
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. kepuh%KY[
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 +Y?Tr i
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 A;Uc&G
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. voZaJ2ho/O
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 }u^bTR?3
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 0]>bNbLB"
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q=Q+*oog
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 xU\!UVQ/
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(10)for good 永远 JQ+Mg&&Q
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %`~4rf"7
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 u$w.'lK
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 rVabkwYD
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #c|l|Xvq2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 oCo~,~kTR
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Dk\%,[4(
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. oypLE=H
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 wG O-Z']i
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 r,eH7&P9{
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3n2^;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。 mLq0;uGL|
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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 {r&r^!K;
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6F^/k,(k4
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? rT="ciQ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 MKtI3vi?
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. eGMw:H
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 {Lju7'5L
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~Dg:siw
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。 @Hj]yb5
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 H8HH) ^
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