(1)call the shots 做决断 !"aGo1$$
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _T=";NSa
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 n*G!=lMji
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {7v|\6@e3
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =c]We:I
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。 i?)bF!J
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(3)clown around 胡闹 w2^s}NO
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C[+?gQJ[9
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ^{NN-
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(4) cook up 虚构 x_l8&RIB*
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. nppSrj?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Svs&?B\}{6
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 r\y\]AmF
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8-smL^~%#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 y;O
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Lf{pTxKr
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. h,]lN'JG{
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。 =YtK@+| i
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 LOgB_$9_3
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. UA#=K+2
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 rAgp cp}
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 DnN+W
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "k),;1
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 :MH=6
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 -7 EwZRS@9
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 64:p 4N
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 sr~VvciIy
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(10)for good 永远 C3 m_sv#e
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Gr3 q
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 DG3Mcf@5
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 G)""^YB-
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~\%H0.P6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 IY?o \vC
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 q"-Vh,8h
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~fO#En
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 d 5hx%M
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )F0Q2P1I
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. B\`${O(
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。
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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 LI"N^K'z
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Zh?n;n}
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? M@0S*[O{"
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 6$fwpW
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. gX*
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 cr^R9dv
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 zS?DXE
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。 5)w;0{X!P
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 aCBq}Xcn
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