(1)call the shots 做决断 NjIe2)}'
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. W9D]s~bO;
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 nlQ<Aa-%
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4W
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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。 5*l~7R
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(3)clown around 胡闹 {+_pyL
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^Qt4}V=
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 AL74q[>
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(4) cook up 虚构 EbZRU65J}O
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Sp3?I2 o
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Av:5v3%
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 =\GuIH2
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0!!b(X(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 (vMC.y5
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $@<qaR{t \
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 8.3888
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 B#9rqC
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 -]\cUQ0
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. (\}>+qS[
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^|M\vO
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Yj99[
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. z;yb;),
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 20h|e+3
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 +`O8cHx
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. xs_l+/cZ
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 zA4m !l*eM
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(10)for good 永远 UE33e(Q<
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. t2d_XQOK
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /^v?Q9=Y
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 o_>id^$>B
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. a<9cj@h
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 WDc2Qt
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 b37P[Q3
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (,<&H;,8
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6UOV,`:m+
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 oace!si
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. lX$6U|!
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 3#o!K
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 Q|/uL`_ni
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |y=; #A
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? W!|A3V35\:
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 R
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. -7\Rl3c
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 SEsc"l8
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "X4L+]"$g
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。 ~RGZY/4
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 yDh(4w-~gk
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