(1)call the shots 做决断 ,{Ab=xV
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Vd?v"2S(9
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1!f'nS
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. EORRSP,$2
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。 @qC:% |>
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(3)clown around 胡闹 0&.lSwa
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. q9
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 b;t]k9:"L
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(4) cook up 虚构 t~M<j|]k
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. y[|g!9Rp
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 pMB=iS<E
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7P`1)juA9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 (Z$6JNkz
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 s =5H.q%PV
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. yhdG 93
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 bvgD;:Aj
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 - X_w&
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 6J
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 7[H`;l
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. YxtkI:C?
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ? g{,MP5
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 D9C}Dys
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .cF$f4>2
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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(10)for good 永远 2SJh6U
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. U(N$6{i_
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 M([H\^\:
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 [~<',,tA0|
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. E)hinH
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +=h!?<*C8
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 C%c `@="b
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \Ep/'Tj&
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \z`d}\3(R
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b(q&}60
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。 J\so8uT:
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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 [U(&Ae0V>
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9,5II0N L
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 $M`;."
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. sYA-FO3gh
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 is?&%VY
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j$|C/E5?
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。 wDhcHB
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 $JB:rozE
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