(1)call the shots 做决断 ~WKcO&
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2A,iY}R
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 +6i~Rx>
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 M@wQ6ow
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $h)VKW^\
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。 -nsI5\]
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Da@H^
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. n#.~XNbxv
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 r6x"D3
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(4) cook up 虚构 @y+Hb@ >.
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \/
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 (mvzGXNz4
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 R,
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. PrZs@ Y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 L<`p;?
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 D{Rk9MKkE
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. #xlT,:_:)
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。 sC ^9
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 9pPohR*#V
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. a2vZ'
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Zd Li<1P*d
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 g6wL\g{29
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4|EV`t}EV
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 e; #"t
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 [!Jd.zm
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .]IidsgM
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 SZ*Nr=X
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(10)for good 永远 ":G\
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w QnW2)9!
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;n"Nv}<C
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 3EHn}#+U
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. c8"9Lv
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 7:cmBkXm
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 4,yS7l
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. lls-Nir%
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 GCEcg&s=\S
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ,o\-'
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. (oKrIm
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。 ;@&mR<5j
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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 =HGC<#
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. o(w xu)
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? h\@\*Xz<v
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 HF\|mL
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \TF='@u.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 R}S@u@mOE
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 G';yb^DB
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。 "%~Jb dx
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 e{*-_j"I
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