(1)call the shots 做决断 .4XX
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Yz? 8n
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 lS/l
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 v)<|@TD)
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. F.-:4m(Z
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。 ?wREX[Tqs
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(3)clown around 胡闹 k:#u%Z
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. G<Y}QhFU
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 *H~&hs>k
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(4) cook up 虚构 qkBCI,X_Y
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;&$f~P Q
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -ju}I
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 _*CbtQb5
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^CW{`eBwk
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 rb*;4a
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %PC8}++
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. 2k!4oVUN
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。 .q|k459oi
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 w+iIay
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. E<\\/Q%w
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 , FR/X/8
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 T l8`3`e
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. l<:\w.Gl
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 :ka^ztXG
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 6 tl#AJ-
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;),vUu,k
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =b#:j:r
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(10)for good 永远 s&1}^'|
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ( e4#9
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 A~H@0>1
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 }J $\<ZT
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "6gBbm
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ]A:8x`z#F
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 1AQy8n*
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. v {)8QF]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 iw{^nSD
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 eIQ@){lJ-]
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @a,}k<@E
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 u>/Jb+
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 5]zH!>-F
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. p$mt&,p
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? d;i@9+
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Q9i[?=F:z
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. K94bM5O 1
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~~q>]4>
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L;v.X'f
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。 *t_Q5&3L+U
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 49YN@PXC
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