(1)call the shots 做决断 xC`Hm?kM
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P~_CDh.N
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 = Ii@-C
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +^gh3Y
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. BQSA;;n]
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。 a%tm[Re
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(3)clown around 胡闹 BArsj
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "+_]N9%)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 A/{pG#if]3
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(4) cook up 虚构 tA#X@HIE
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. s7I*=}{g0.
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 j6Jz
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 H; TmG<S
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *IGxa
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 T_Z@uZom.
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 v7Knu]
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. :m8ED[9b
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。 `"AjbCL
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 rctn0*MP
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. IS&`O=7
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 HZ8
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Zt lS*id_
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L!S-f4^5
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ,z1# |Y
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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. *!Am6\+
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 KG>.7xVWV7
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(10)for good 永远 JTx}{kVO
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =v:_N.Fh-c
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 w-B\AK?}
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "3\RJ?eW:S
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 S<Q1
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 v~jN,f*
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ne^#5 T
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >E]*5jqU
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 bzJKoxU
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。 V ?_%Y<|L
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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 kk~{2
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 50I6:=@\\
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? SbGp
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 *kKGsy
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. k&~vVx
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 QlXy9-oJ"
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (vI7qD_
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。 jV<LmVcZY
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 #e|eWi>
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