(1)call the shots 做决断 j%]sym
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. y>u|3:z
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \fI05GZ
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;KmrBNF
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。 0/7.RpX,.
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(3)clown around 胡闹 \{a5]G(4s
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Z]k@pR !
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ]uh/ !\
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(4) cook up 虚构 5t_Dt<lIz
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. PX/^*
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 'T7 3V
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Jx`7W1%T
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. YG0b*QBY~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 x6Gl|e[jv
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 #NL'r99D/o
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. @PQd6%@
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。 .~rg#*]^
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 {:n1|_r4Z
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. N$:-q'hX
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Q:y'G9b
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 F1M:"-bda
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8.IenU9
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 psz0q|
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 @g" vuaG}
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (q}LirR
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .XkVdaX
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(10)for good 永远 *ywr_9
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,\RR@~u'
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4HGS
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Y5"HKW^
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. a=9QwEZ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 m] -cRf)9
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 7i#/eRui
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `}bvbvmA
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }*qj,8-9
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 d 79 2#Dc
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. x_C0=Q|K3
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 Jm< uE]9
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 ;mwnAO
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Y
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你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? @^ m0>H
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 /s=veiH
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ###>0(n
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 WNQ<XBqAw
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 O(D2F$VlL
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Xw7'I
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