(1)call the shots 做决断 VRa>bS
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "AUHe6Yv
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 M[7$cfp-Y~
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _mn2bc9M
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 ORP-@-dap
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(3)clown around 胡闹 % /Y;
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. w [7vxQ!-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 {pyTiz#JY
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(4) cook up 虚构 &F#K=R| .j
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %T'<vw0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 6E@qZvQ
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 79O'S du@
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. VgyY7INx9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 <mX EX`?
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \t^h|<`
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. M|xs>+r*
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 n(tx'&U"R
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 >crFIkOJ
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. _/`H<@B_U
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 q,v)X
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ==)q{e5
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Yb;$z'
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 jM!Q
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 <P1yA>=3`
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :M
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ZF~@a+o
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(10)for good 永远 5VR=D\j
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. qz6@'1
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 GPs//
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 /Mmts=^Ja
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. bx8;`QMX
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 {YigB
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 @[. 0,
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T_/ n#e
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0l+[[ZTV
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <Po$|$_~
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ATscP hk
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。 f )Ef-o
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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 vA&MJD{
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Jwt_d}ns
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? w9]HJ3qi
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ;G|#i?JJ
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. yeqHeZ
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,zVS}!jRhy
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。 7w51UmO
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 :^H2D=z@
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