(1)call the shots 做决断 c:sk1I,d~^
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /yO|Q{C}M8
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 )0p7d:%mV
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >.f'_2#Z&
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. v* /}s :a
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。 `%A>{ A"
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(3)clown around 胡闹 x#,nR]C
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "qv J-Y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 W<s5rM x
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(4) cook up 虚构 Q=Y1kcTOn
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UfAN)SE"
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 K1*]6x,
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3lD1G~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 |\_d^U&`
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 8^|lsB}x?
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. OXCf
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。 _vgFcE~E@
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 B gB]M3Il
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. z;d]=PT
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 h,%b>JFo
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 z9)I@P"
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L>Soj|WUy(
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 U|}Bk/0.
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ?wQaM3 |^:
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =`%"-A
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [W{WfJ-HwG
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(10)for good 永远
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @#= ail
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^J{tOxO=l
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Zbobi,
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ppu WcGo
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 :*MqYny&
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 zOzobd
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^jxV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `(@}O?w!1
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 FqT2+VO~
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Az"(I>VfD
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。 }"CX`
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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 }HC6m{vH(
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. G(6MLh1
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? )r^)e4UI
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Fv(1A_~IS
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vq&u19iP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 nNJMQb'K
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2IGoAt>V
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。 X[{tD#
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 7@*l2edXm+
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