(1)call the shots 做决断 fLa 7d?4
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r{pTMcDS
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ytf.$P
JQP7>W
(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 V*@pmOhz
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ArDkJ`DE
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 6+b!|`?l+
6D_3Hwrs
(3)clown around 胡闹 g""1f%U_p
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5`53lK.C
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 h.gj4/g
<5?.s<
y$"
(4) cook up 虚构 3R1v0
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8_US.52V
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 aF7" 4^ P
=B@owx
(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 )mT{w9u
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. R#eY@N}\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Sc_#BD.
v_3r8My-
(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4:GVZR|-
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. PE4#dx^
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。 |_@ '_
Lt$LXE
(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Q%o:*(x[O
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. KP`{ UD)
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 0"]N9N;/
-$WU-7`
(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 *Hx{ eqC
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7SO i9JU_
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 NI_.wB{
&i179Qg!
(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 2{:bv~*I0F
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~UA:_7#\M
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 %g1:yx
@2ZE8O#I
(10)for good 永远 oh
c/{D2
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. kXK D>."E*
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]f#1G$
T|RW-i3
(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 p2s*'dab7
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. wPdp!h7B~N
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Khp`KPxz%
nA$zp
(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Gxx:<`[ON
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. -8H0f-1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?hu}wl)
Y|$3%t
(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 X&R,-^
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. (|H1zO
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。 |t](4
Kgh@.Ir
(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 F}
d>pK9fn
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^UTQcm
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Z<+Ipj&
5R"My^G
(15)give an ear to 听一听 P(B:tg
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ovu!G
q
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 h^QicvZ
h2M>4c
(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?VVtEmIN
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。 RE~:+.eB
7\ELr 5
(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 o9&&u1`M/
mc37Y.