(1)call the shots 做决断 : ^F+mQN
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x1:+M]Da
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 (v6tE[4
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 cv=nGFx6
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Uq5wN05
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= G%r/3
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(3)clown around 胡闹 MUhC6s\F
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. m4bfW
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 h$F;=YS
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(4) cook up 虚构 / *RDy!m
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %6+J]U
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ?&I gD.
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Q&]
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 M#LQz~E
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 LZch7Xe3
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 1t_$pDF}
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。 hb9e6Cc
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 )xX(Et6+`
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. "nP mQ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 :y==O4
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 =2] .G Gg
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. dB+x,+%u+
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ?VrZM
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Y]/(R"-2G
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. q>/#
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(10)for good 永远 l>`N+ pZ$
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R $HIJM
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .=~beTS'Vo
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 +6|Ys
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. b Gq0k&
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 z~Ph=1O>p
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [t*m$0[:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \kqa4{7 U(
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 fzO4S^mTo8
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. AFcsbw
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。 8>S"aHt 7
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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 .281;] =
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P*oKcq1R
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 -CfGWO#Gbx
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Zx,R6@l
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 !<H[h4g
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。 m(>_C~rGN
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ZZOBMF7
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