(1)call the shots 做决断 8ec~"vGLz~
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $O7>E!uVD
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 (]'4_~e
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %5jxq9:K
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 IN),Lu0K
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(3)clown around 胡闹 X2Y-TET
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. amgYr$)m
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 NcRY
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(4) cook up 虚构 mLKwk6I
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )";g*4R[
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ?\.P
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. dLG5yx\js
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 4e1Zyi!
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 O" n /.`
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. P#"vlNa
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。 Qq^>7OU>Co
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ]@>bz
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Uo5l
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 kQwBrb4
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ?ZE1>L7e
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8BC}D+q
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 !Vv$
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ~{oM&I|d8
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -0Y8/6](
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 {>>f5o3
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(10)for good 永远 A1>R8Zuhy
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !SKEL6~7
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 @R(6w{h9
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 { ~FYiX
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. GS4!c8>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 \KDOI 7
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 bsR&%C
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. kT!FC0E{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 a/{T;=_GY
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 UACWs3`s+
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /|P&{!
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。 -@<k)hWr
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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 fLxFF
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7-Fh!=\f/
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Z,_yE*q
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 00n6v;X
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. bxK1v7
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 `4gm'C
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ;HgV(d#X
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。 ~;3N'o
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 BoHMz/DB
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