(1)call the shots 做决断
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. aLGq<6Ja
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ujX;wGje
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Km8aHc]O~
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. D![v{0 er
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。 :]m.&r S,
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(3)clown around 胡闹 LnI
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. rQVX^
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 {}$7B p
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(4) cook up 虚构 Z_\p8@3aH
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. MVsFi]-
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 akzGJ3g
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 0+* NHiH
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. pi?MAE*f
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 GT&}Burl/n
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 i.vH$
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. tbd=A]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。 tTLg;YjN
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 t~->&Ja
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. LKu\M h|
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 S%i^`_=Q
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 va6Fp2n<1*
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .uuhoqG0
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 <RGH+4LF
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 T6U/}&{O
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zJe KB8
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 oP&/>GmXL
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(10)for good 永远 Nd~B$venh
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. s2;~FK#/
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 uoS:-v}/Y~
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 IiU> VLa
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. XB)D".\
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 cb}"giXQTB
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ujU,O%.n
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Fc~G*Gz~Z|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 nf.Ox.kM)
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9`tK9
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 D)d]o&
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 i}-uK,^
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. AI|vL4*Xd
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? "4N&T#
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 *_(X$qfoW
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Nu5|tf9%A
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 %5o2I_Cjz
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <!OBpAq
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。 F9K%f&0 a
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 g6GkA.!X$
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