(1)call the shots 做决断 Mak9qaWqF>
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. u-9t s
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 nTU~M~gky
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @L!#i*> 9
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 48g^~{T4O
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。 JYr7;n'!
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ]2%P``Yj
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \r%Vgne-g
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 `Y\/US70{c
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(4) cook up 虚构 L||yQH7n
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ZY!pw6R1>*
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 $cOD6Xr)d
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 W-PZE|<
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -NPkN%h
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 (bt]GAxb1
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $JB:rozE
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. Kg`x9._2
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。 e-cb?.WU?
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 >.hGoT!_k
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. HCIF9{o1j>
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 aF{i
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 lq8ko@
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :J`!'{r
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 C)96/k
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 FFeRE{,
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;[OJ-|Q
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 spU!t-n67
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(10)for good 永远 %j[LRY/
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,'1Olu{v[s
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 %is,t<G
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 3dX=xuQ%/
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. o9T@uWh+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 cdJ`Gk
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 8MeO U
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .i3lG(
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6h:?u4
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 5y[b8mur
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "x.6W!
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。 ~^%0V<*-}
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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 [aWDD[#j~
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. zh{@?k
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? l)i&ATvCE
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ){Ciu[h
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. p(H)WD
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 "BLv4s|y7L
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 47C(\\
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。 a* W_fxb
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 5!SoN}$
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