(1)call the shots 做决断 N50fL
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. HQl~Dh0DJ
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 A&NqQ
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #L\o;p(
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {f-XyF1`
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。 t|.Ft<c#
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ZlrhC= 0
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =C#*!N73
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Y5n>r@)m
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(4) cook up 虚构 b) Ux3PB
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. BO"qD[S
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 X CzXS.
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 hl**zF
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. W=3? x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 s047"Q
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z#RuwB+
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. '^DUq?E4
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。 "ct58Y@
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 PGkCOmq
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. j-QGOuvW
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 eKyqU9
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 =6fB*bNk]
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. u3ST;
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 **n y!
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 AC'lS
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0X#+#[W
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 6m@0;Ht
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(10)for good 永远 z-I|h~ii
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :xtT)w
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 @i{]4rk lv
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 i(Vm!Y82
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &}E:jt}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,WGc7NN`
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 9$wAm89
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. TA| s@T{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 5aG5BA[N
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8O9Gs
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. MOeoU1Hn
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 B$j' /e-Zk
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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 gvlFumg2
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #QS?s8IrW
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 6bUl>4
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. YD9!=a$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 TL@mM
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a%*_2#
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。 _ Mn6 L=
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 *uU4^E(
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