(1)call the shots 做决断 C*W.9
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;y?D1o^r8W
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 'gk81@|
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 h+zkVRyA
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. .J<qfQ
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(&6ys5
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(3)clown around 胡闹 p5twL
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x8SM,2ud
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 6KIjq[T^
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(4) cook up 虚构 \Age9iz&
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :o.x=c B
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 <6}f2^
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 >'2w\Uk~:
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /QV. U.>G
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 m>Z\
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =}%#$
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. pb/{ss+
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。 ZVL-o<6
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 xu_XX#9?b
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. U'h[{ek
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 )L(d$N=Bd
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 SSL%$:l@
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Pw^c2TQ
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Ye\*b?6
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 _Pfx_+
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #v~S",*.f
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 z`xz~9a<
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(10)for good 永远 z2s|.M]&-D
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <mo^Y k3
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 H(%] Os
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 y-) +I<M
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. a'>$88tl
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +EiUAs~H
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 } TX'Z?Lq
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. D|Ih e%w-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <R`,zE@t'(
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y_7XYT!w
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?{.b9`
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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 v_@#hf3
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3 R:7bex
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Cs1%g
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Nz>E#.++
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 iM\ZJ6
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ev;5?9\E
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。 "- j@GCme
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ,QHx*~9
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