(1)call the shots 做决断 Y1vSwS%{T
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. j^~WAWbFh
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 yf7p0;$?
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 l2!4}zI2
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. t=ry\h{Pc
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。 Si]8*>}-B
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(3)clown around 胡闹 EmR#)c~(W
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ghiFI<)VY
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 8f |
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(4) cook up 虚构 5X-cDY*|
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |nj%G<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 *(x`cf;k
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 X Jy]d/
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 I=pTfkTT
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 R28h%KN
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. ([ xYOxcp5
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。 DP*[t8
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Jh[fFg]
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ?!-2G
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 y_8 8I:O
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 *B`wQhB%
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hM(|d@)
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 =8fp4#]7
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 KaHjL&!
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. '8wA+N6Zr7
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [*#ms=Zdc
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(10)for good 永远 ;Zc(qA
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. icHc!m?
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 6`{Y#2T
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 m>? OjA!
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. c ++tk4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 V\WqA8
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 $AUC#<*C
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /WB^h6qg
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'ac %]}`-
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 q3e%L
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;2-,Xzz8
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。 vWcU+GBZI
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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 9#iu#?*B
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !iA0u
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? kc\^xq~
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 try'%0}>
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'q8T*|/
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 E=3<F_3W
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 vZmM=hW ~
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。 NSUw7hnWvz
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 r:2G 11[
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