(1)call the shots 做决断 cI)XXb4
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. a.|4`*1[;
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 m_%1IJ
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s[yIvlHw`
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. u@`)u#
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。 cx]O#b6B.
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Tl#Jf3XY}
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. XFeeNcqF
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 2p( M`@
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(4) cook up 虚构 !;SpQ28
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. WC!b B
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 * &j)"hX
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 7]_lSYwrb
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. K>k MKd1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 -R!qDA"
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 LE_1H>
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. $*| :A
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 :<%q9)aPf`
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 9o.WJ
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. )x.}B4z
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 fhu-YYJt
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ]P TTI\n
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. PN{l)&K2.
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 u7u8cVF
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 v>3)^l:=Y*
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9=&e5Oq}
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 QZBXI3%#s
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(10)for good 永远 IMY?L
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "C$z)
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4C(v BKl
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 D4yJ:ATO&
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7N^9D
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 e~r%8.Wm
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 -OpI,qyS
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4#uWj?u
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 PsDks3cG
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b 2n.v.$G
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. p\o=fcH%E
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 W[o~AbU
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 UXvk5t1
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %T*lcg
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? T0W B
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 yhe$A<Rl=
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .~V0>r~my
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :X[(ymWNE
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 b
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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。 (Q !4\Gy
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Q3#-q>;7
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