(1)call the shots 做决断 Tof H=d
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p=8?hI/bim
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 bO?Us
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :HG5{zP
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. rui]_Fn]I
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。 >vY5%%}
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(3)clown around 胡闹 \d{S3\7
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Lj03Mx.2S
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 tXnD>H YV
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(4) cook up 虚构 6@o *"4~Q
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4EDwZR>./
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Qcr-|?5L
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 +cnBEv~y
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. RP4P"m(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 lGtTZcg
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Vtr5<:eEx
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. j-j,0!T~b
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。 )YP9
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 " tUF,G(<
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. rfS kQT
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 &%4*~;o
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 uKocEWB=/F
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. H '(Ky
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ;nB.f.e`
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 $q~:%pQv
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 G;3N"az
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(10)for good 永远 *
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. COf>H0^%Q
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 u$?t |Ll
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ![*7HE>},
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. jVtRn.qh
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 m'i^BE
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 52JtEt7E
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +sc--e?
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 d2e4=/A%
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