(1)call the shots 做决断 #`?uV)(
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Xst&QKU
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6g$+ ))g
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. t6~|T_]
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 W+Iln`L
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(3)clown around 胡闹 |/rBR!kPq
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. L V9\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 tMupX-V
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(4) cook up 虚构 c L84}1QD
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ]Y,
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 M"~B_t,Nw
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ;r8,Wx@f1C
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ZVda0lex&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 6`EyzB%.$
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 C10A$=!
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. \7W {/v4^
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。 mB_ba1r
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Rk`c'WP0*
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. GfVMj7{
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 3):7mE(
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. I8?egDkk
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 i"_JF-IbN
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 GVFD_;j'
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. bx`(d@
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 W*VQ"CW{^]
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(10)for good 永远 !74*APPHR
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8vnU!r
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 g[!sGa&
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 IgSe%B
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .8g&V|
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 F5)Ta?3|"<
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 k98--kc5
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +]UPY5:F
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 gNe{P~ $=
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 BXLhi(.s
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |n Mbf
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^:\a\-1
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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 aiU n
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &XN*T.Y`
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? [NC^v.[1[
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ./.E=,j
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. wxvt:==
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 x+%lNR
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >uxak2nM-
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。 vzy/Rq
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ZH/|L?Q1U
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