(1)call the shots 做决断 u+~Ta
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. f^Lw3|rq4
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 =i4 Ds
_ ^r KOd
(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {YT!vD9.
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &ScADmZP^d
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。 oyiEOC
MyXgp>?~T
(3)clown around 胡闹 S1.w^Ccy
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Yw vXSA
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 C2<!.l
'!I^Lfz-Z
(4) cook up 虚构 FcB]wz
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. D4?5% s
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 M8oI8\6[
CD;C z*c
(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 KW]/u
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4#{i
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 dd@qk`Zl&A
!U/iY%NE
(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]g2Y/\)a
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. 9#IKb:9k
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。 al.~[T-O+
y+hC !-
(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 }Zu>?U
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. xv4_q-r[
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。
lU`]yL
Py3Xvudv
(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 yZE"t[q#O
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &.,ZU\`zT
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Y9F!HM-`
KWq7M8mq
(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 hiZE8?0+~N
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. N{U``LV
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 v}q3_m]
Iww.Nd2
(10)for good 永远 wu"6Kyu
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. P,^`|\#7
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 E"ijN s
7{e0^V,\k
(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 z|;7;TwA
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. BFmd`#{l
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Dm?>U1{
rV>/:FG
(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 S-&[Tp+N
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W 0%FZ0l
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 rnz9TmN:*1
-
|n\
(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .{%~4$yu7
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ua#sW
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 :biM}L
}u8o *P|,
(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 ^tc2?T
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5}@6euT5$
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? -`x$a&}
JY8wo 5H
(15)give an ear to 听一听 Fsv:SL+5
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. c+|,qm
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Hg\+:}k&9
AQ:cim`
(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $R4[TQY).!
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。 He^u+N@B
=X6WK7^0
(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ?9hw]Q6r}
q] eSDRW