(1)call the shots 做决断 *>jjMy n
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. z[fB!O
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 q-3]jHChh
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 v:KX9A.
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. b'i'GJBQ+$
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。
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(3)clown around 胡闹 '\`6ot8
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. EYL]TeS
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 \PpXL*.
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(4) cook up 虚构 ?d$"[lKX
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. E\0X`QeY
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ?O??cjiA@
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 8L%M<JRg~
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -hWC_X:9jP
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Y\xUT>(J7
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 bAf,aV/C&|
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 7+}JgUh
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 fb.J$fX
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 UVz/n68\k7
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. bd!U)b(}OV
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 1,,|MW
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 n@!wp/J,
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %KtU1A(["
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 !}y1CA
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 c'Z:9?#5
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. B^fT>1P
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 t9FDU
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(10)for good 永远 )RN<GW'
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;QBh;jg4
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 j!\dn!Xwt
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 $5AC1g'
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. c%z'xM
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 8d!GZgC8R
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 o}8I_o&]U
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. BkawL,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 3JO]f5
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *5k+t
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wv?RO*E
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。 BcQEG *N
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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 gbDX7r-
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0:"2MSf>
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? mdW~~-@H
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 F; 8*H1
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Xc*U+M>U
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 VfSj E.|
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。 e_.Gw"/Yl
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 rh!;|xB|+
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