(1)call the shots 做决断 #F/W_G7 v
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. qW3XA$g|j'
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 uaD+G:{[
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Zc";R!At
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. M\ wCZG
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 #}6~>A
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(3)clown around 胡闹 e<DcuF<ZS
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?RE"<L
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 -Nr*na^H9#
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(4) cook up 虚构 k(`> (w
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?5G;=#I
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 af[dkuv
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 V%*91t _
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6Po{tKU
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 'Q*.[aJt
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 f. h3:_r
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. }V/iU_)
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 Gp_flGdGQ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 {Zs
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. vqF=kB"P
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 K6F05h 5S
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 cr18`xU
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. N+]HJ`K
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 n-?zH:]GG{
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 U[pR`u
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. >N0L
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 `OZiN;*|
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(10)for good 永远 d_[zt)
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6m:$RW
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 x=W5e
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 z+c8G
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. dM -<aq
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 *aYuuRx
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 r.]IGE|
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;e2D}
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4?_^7(%p
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $m-@ICG#
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. n482?Wp
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。 Nc^:v/(P
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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 xd`\Ai
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. V>4v6)N
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Jg&f.
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 e[QEOx/-h2
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %mS>v|
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 9
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (
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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+IB&LdE
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 1,n\Osd
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