(1)call the shots 做决断 zQ PQ
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =_^X3z0
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 a+QpM*n7Lq
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 j>kqz>3
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. y();tsWqc
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。 i
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(3)clown around 胡闹 wd6owr
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &^nGtW%a 9
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 vDvFL<`vmD
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(4) cook up 虚构 \M-OC5fQv
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. O/LXdz0B
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !r-F>!~
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 7HWmCaa[
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. []T8k9g/-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 v@pky0
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. 30{ gI0jk
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。 Y);=TM6s
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 *1"+%Z^
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. PvL[e"p
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 H?w6C):]
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 +C)~bb*
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. fqd^9wl>P6
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 D_MmW
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 A}!J$V:w]
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .\mj4*?/
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 HOi`$vX}N
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(10)for good 永远 TA\vZGJ('
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. A@'OJRc
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $~kA
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 QGz|*]
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?]5qr?W%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 OrW
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. r_d!ikOT(
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 EX"yxZ~
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L},_.$I?
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "
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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。 >mkFV@`
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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 H/Jbk*Q
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +|f@^-
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? YYS0`
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 $Kd>:f=A
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 UZ";a453r
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。 xx $cnG
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 I 6O
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