(1)call the shots 做决断 ;+/[<bv d"
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P6cc8x9g(
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 "Lp"o
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5%E.UjC
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9O/l{
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。 e~,/Z\i
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(3)clown around 胡闹 4vk^=
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Rr'^l]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 FOU^Wcop%
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(4) cook up 虚构 ped3}i+|]
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xgeKz^,
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 gZs UX^%
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 *&vySyt
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. = yH#Iil
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 aDik1Q
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 N8>;BHBV!
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. !%x=o&
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。 qOKC2WD
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. H...!c1M@
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 r"MKkSEM
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 A~!3svJW
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. om"q[Tudc
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Us]Uy|j
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 7b2N'^z}
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9xvE?8;M#
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 i8`&XGEd
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(10)for good 永远 K%: :
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. uxq!kF'Ls
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 nJTV@mXVq
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 VvwQz#S
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. r"a4;&mf
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 SR#%gR_SC
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 1u\fLAXn
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. b|c?xHF}K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^ ,Bxq^'D
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]FLuiC
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. IkSzjXE{
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。 Ml)Xq-&wc
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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 877>=Tp|
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. a#=GLB_P(
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ChLU(IPo6
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ;bd\XHwMUP
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. PX](hc=
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 HFwT
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 U~SK 'R
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。 31 |Vb
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 uU`zbh}]L.
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