(1)call the shots 做决断 b%d, X-3
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Il#ST
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 IfY?P(P
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 b%0@nu4
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. XQtV$Lw
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。 vV"I}L
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Mf7
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @twi<U_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 :%+9y @%
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(4) cook up 虚构 uWP0(6 %
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. QB;TQZ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Mq#Hi9SKY
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 gtqtFrleG
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7`^=Ie%(K
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ,-DU)&dF
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?D(aky#cyc
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. +x~p&,w?
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。 lwjA07i
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 =-qYp0sVP
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ='-/JH~
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 -<e_^
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 D u_;!E
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _SH~.Mt_!
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 h8;H<Y;yQ
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 X?(R!=a
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zz8NBO
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 _BvGEM`o
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(10)for good 永远 >gl.ILo
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M'T[L%AP
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 U99Uny9
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 mcs!A/]<
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 RcZ&/MY
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 zy|h1.gd
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ll?Qg%V[t
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 H|'n|\{lt
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0W~1v
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ):n'B` f}z
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。 !LsIHDs4
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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 _T;Kn'Gz(&
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. N{6-a
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? AXv-%k};
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 6zGeGW
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. D}N4*L1
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 `X B$t?xi
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 oq,*@5xV2
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。 zXkq2\GHA
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Q@*9|6-
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