(1)call the shots 做决断 YOKR//|3
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (j=DD6fC
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Ps 7_-cH
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5Jw"{V?Ak
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. R2Yl)2
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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。 ni0LQuBp
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(3)clown around 胡闹 j ]HE>
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uTw|Q{ f
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 {jhcZ"#>\
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(4) cook up 虚构 2+&R"#I
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r./z,4A`
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 1g81S_T
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 +{Gw9h"5g*
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. N&N 82OG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 <O
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9C>ynH
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. _r7=&oL.Q
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。 ^#7viZ*
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Vs|sw
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. b_l.QKk
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 cUNGo%Y
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 HIrEv
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Hp*gv/0
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 `%%?zgY
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 B%y! aQep
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. >eu
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 8k%H[Smn:
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(10)for good 永远 .&L^J&V
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,0FwBK
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =E;
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 w2@"PGR
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. o6:45
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,?fN#gc :
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 FQQ@kP$.
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pNBa.4z:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 dJaEoF
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 QWKs[yfdo
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )I?RMR
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。 {QW-g
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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 3^'#ny?l
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. g"w)@*?K
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 6,a%&1_
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 xdCs5ko
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5UPPk$8`
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (UXv,_"nU
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Mo~ki"9.
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。 v^;-@ddr
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 (}sDm~;s
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