(1)call the shots 做决断 Aj)Q#Fd[
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !:^q_q4
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 3o%vV*
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {]< G=]'
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8o$rF7.-
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 eHuJFM
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Lr:Qc#2
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. n7cy[%yT
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ch8a
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(4) cook up 虚构 `8ac;b
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. f9W:-00QD
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 kFv*>>X`
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 P[2!D)A
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. yQiY:SH
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 -GAF>
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 G}fBd
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. @kWL "yy,
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 <X:JMj+
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 6OAs%QZ
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. #$I@V4O;#
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 D\AVZ76F1
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 l1)~WqhE}
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X0VSa{
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 mdWA5p(
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 GtVT^u_
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H#~gx_^U
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ,~1'L6Ri?
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(10)for good 永远 dU$VRgP/
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ; :P4~R
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 eQuu\/z*H
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 P:"R;YCvE
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. YYv0cV{E
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 apo)cR
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Y%XF64)6
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %S`&R5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0%ul6LvM
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |ia5Mr"t
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 eV[{c %wN:
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 jE\G_>
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Alxf;[s
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? BNfj0e 5b
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 HwUaaK
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. yQ$irS?
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Mg;pNK\n
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Vu:ZG*^
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。 Q$E.G63Wl
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 hdPGqJE
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