(1)call the shots 做决断 *.nC'$-2r
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. U>PF#@ C/
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 sq1Z;l31"
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. a"ZBSg(
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 -L<''2t
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(3)clown around 胡闹 gb:)t}|
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >T:
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(4) cook up 虚构 s
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G$FNofQx
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 tai
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 )xwWig.
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ozv:$>v@"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 vF,\{sgW
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 J}a 8N.S
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. 46^LPC"x
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。 DWT4D)C,U
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 2O}UVp>
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. $C@v
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 1xAZ0X#
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 PO9<g%qTf
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. '!Gnr[aR
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 qo{2 CYG\+
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 u
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. iX
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Eo)w f=rE9
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(10)for good 永远 ^D`ARH
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. QQ*yQ\
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d9@!se9&Z
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 <tp\+v!u
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =fy~-FN_
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,#;%ILF4%
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 e]N?{s
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^]Mlkd:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }ti+tM*
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =+@Ip Xj
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5\1C@d
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 B1\@ n$
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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 2x3'm
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ai/VbV'|
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? GMLDmTV
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 GS1Vcav<
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q5R7se_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 nFE0y3GD8
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 aBL+i-
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。 D#lx&J.s
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 jTjGbC]X
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