(1)call the shots 做决断 Q2[D|{Z
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Y8 a![
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 =<,AzuV
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 SD^6ib/]b
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. xI7;(o"
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。 P=V=\T<4_
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(3)clown around 胡闹 dF%sD|<)
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. RHGs(d7-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 438+zU
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(4) cook up 虚构 BJI
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. PuhFbgxy
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 v/BMzVi
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 \{ G1d"n
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @iwg`j6ol
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 czf|c
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 GJY7vS^#
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. ?B2 T'}~
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。 ^\uj&K6l
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 9ci=]C5o3K
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. m4~Co*]w
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 `\:92+
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 'o2x7~C@
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $b/oiy!=|3
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ^MesP:[2
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 %<q l
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. gekW&tRie
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 b"y][5VE
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(10)for good 永远
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ttPa[h{!
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~'e/lX9g-
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 J:,>/')n
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. E{*~>#+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 <[2]p\rj
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 >*v^E9Y
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. m1X0stFRs"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 H1'`*
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $g55wG F
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. n;0bVVMV
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。 a(Bo.T<2@
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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 ;Bo{.916
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `n]y"rj'
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 88
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ;N4b~k)
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [{ak&{R,9{
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 #k1%}k=
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L\8tqy.
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。
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。
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