(1)call the shots 做决断 S+mBVk"-~S
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k!$$ *a*
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~+Cl9:4T
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. rTJqw@]#WH
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。 H+gB|
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(3)clown around 胡闹 L>hLYIW
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 7`)RBhGB
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(4) cook up 虚构 A5 4u}
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. fT?m~W^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 > hGB
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 =1)9>= }
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. oz|+{b}%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 zA$ f$J7\^
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1sJz`+\
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. E6T=lwOZ
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。 2pSp(@N3
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ]ERAt^$0
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. K9nW"0>
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 !Zc#E,
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ~qTChCXP
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5*90t{#
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 mT|r:Yr:
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 +~
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5s4x%L (~}
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 UxMei
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(10)for good 永远 6~?yn-Z
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. q8GCO\(
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Gtvbm
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 dg+"G|nr
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. W!=ur,F+
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 {`>pigo
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ia{t/IX\[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?a?4;Y!
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #W_-S0>&
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. dww4o~hO
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。 FS!vnl8`
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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 *8u<?~9F
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. a%an={
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 u,`V%J?vW
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. a|]}uFr
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 D&],.N
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2J3y
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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。 =4!m]*y
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 fX1Ib$v
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