(1)call the shots 做决断 S-L6KA{
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. u&g} !Smc8
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 *JDc1$H0
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 UM#]olh
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. B(>_.x#kv
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。 |6uEf/*DX
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(3)clown around 胡闹 W6*(Y
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. X!"y>J
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Dg]i};
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(4) cook up 虚构 A7sej
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. X~j
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 7/~"\nN:/
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 "=RB
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. p3Gj=G
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 L,:U _\HQ
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 G{s ,Y^
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. $4?%Z>'
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。 k20H|@g2
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 [6D>2b}:{[
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. t ?{B*
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 qH(2 0Z!
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 {UhZ\qe
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Q/+a{m0f
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 w"Z>F]YZ
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 lmd0Q(I
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 1n5&PNu
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(10)for good 永远 [F>zM
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n%O`K{86
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^X?[zc GE
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 qaQ
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n|F`6.G
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Z@*Z@]FC
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 SnXLjJe
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. :_^YEm+A
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,`wxXU7
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >B9rr0d0
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. XrvrN^'
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。 LD5'4,%-
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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 4C2 Dwj
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. WH/a#F
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Ylf 6-FbF
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 %:/;R_
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !l&lb]Vcz
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &fTCY-W[
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Zaj<*?\
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。 :Rq D0>1
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 5|/vc*m_0'
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