(1)call the shots 做决断 HJVi:;o
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X|}yp|
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 >~-8RM
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 uES|jU{]b
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *OOi
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。 +/tNd2
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(3)clown around 胡闹 j@xerY
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. G x;U 3iV
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 !o+Y"* /
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(4) cook up 虚构 lWr{v\L'
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $TON`+lB
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 [Bn C_^[W
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 =.=4P~T&
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. V
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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。 Lo^0VD!O
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 #-xsAKi
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. OOzk@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。 v=kQ/h
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 :.863_/
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. xV&c)l>}
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 \K$9r=!(
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 g.wp
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |JZ3aS
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 3*< O-Jr
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 s}8(__|
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. W(h].'N
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 k[9~Er+
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(10)for good 永远 )HHG3cvU
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;D}8acQ
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {MP8B'r-6
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^}JGWGib=+
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "gD]K=
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .lclW0*
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 x=1Iuc;&3
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [$PW {d8|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :@BAiKa[wa
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 dQX<X}
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 97/"5i9
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。 >?-etl
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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 C`qo
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #&fi[|%X$
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? b.h:~ATgN
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 'R'P^
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Yp*Dd}n`
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 uY{zZ4iw
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0;Lt
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。 vD,ZEKAN
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 m=g\@&N
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