(1)call the shots 做决断 *Us}E7/"'
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. sBI/`dGZV
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 y_n4Y[4g
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 g7hI9(8+
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +l)t5Mg\
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。 }UGSE2^1
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(3)clown around 胡闹 PZJn/A1
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3zKeN:w
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 IZ>l
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(4) cook up 虚构 V1d#7rP
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. FywX
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 9QHj$)?k,
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 f!YlYk5
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ESoC7d&.K{
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 9fbbJ"I+
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @UdF6:T
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. )mN/e+/Lu
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 p JF
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 s Adb0 A
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. "eTALRL'o
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ,!^c`_Q\>@
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 nJv=kk1|o
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4*f+np
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ^4]=D nd%
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Zi]E!Tgn
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (m Yi
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 k_u!E3{~
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(10)for good 永远 (
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. SfY 5Xgp
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {y5 L
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 fH9"sBiO
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M/[_~
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 KCZ<#ca^
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ~-H3]
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {=d}04i)E"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s"$K2k;J
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 pd,d"+
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. W<^t2 j'
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。 UB>BVBCt
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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 FY)]yz
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?9eiT:2
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ~bzac2Rp
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 2PeMt^
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2-UD^;0
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 oz]3
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `h :!^"G
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。 qW4\t
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 #k d9}
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