(1)call the shots 做决断 X"{%,]sb G
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. XJ<"S
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6 eSo.@*l
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. CQWXLQED>
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。 j[r}!;O
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(3)clown around 胡闹 J8:s=#5
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. GeR#B;{
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ?Q]&;5o
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(4) cook up 虚构 FSEf0@O:
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. W> pe-
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 JqzoF}WH
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 f-F=!^.
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +fVv H
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 1bV
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 #`SAc`:n
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. f+ r>ur}\)
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。 Usf@kVQ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 #<0Hvde
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. B[uyr)$
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 d7V/#34
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 -N' (2'
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. jW:7PS
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 :4{
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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. if'=W6W
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 kORWj<
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(10)for good 永远 2|,$#V=
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |ty&}'6C
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )U\i7[k>
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 !`{?qQ[=
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. XVs]Y'*x
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 tb&?BCp
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 s-CAo~,
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. iWt%Boyi
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [(n5-#1S
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \Tz|COG5h\
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. XC3)#D#HGh
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 o9xc$hX}
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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
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )w].m
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? uc,>VzdB
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 LDg9@esi
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &E`Nu (e
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 b~^'P
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2c Xae
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。 VN)WBv
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 R2)@Q
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