(1)call the shots 做决断 \E72L5nJW
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "d#Y}@*~o
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 LrM=*Rh,O
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. DCIxRPw
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。 oTU!R ,
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(3)clown around 胡闹 y&q*maa[
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "}u.v?HYz
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(4) cook up 虚构 ;f0I
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "pi=$/RD9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ]HKQDc'
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 5nv#+ap1 "
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. C%$edEi
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 [')m|u~FS4
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 #^lL5=
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. QUq_:t+Dv
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。 h58`XH
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 s@&`f{
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. rdl;M>0@
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 sT 3^hY7
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Su
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #I{h\x><?
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 PWaw]*dFmy
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 FcR=v0),
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T6O::o6
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /\ y?Y
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(10)for good 永远 b3&zjjQ
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Y>|B;Kj0(
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 l4 D+Y
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 {C 6=[
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. iEVb"w059
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +X#vVD3"
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 _X^1IaL
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V]|^&A_c
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Q8:Has
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4x{0iav
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~bM4[*Q7
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。 wxR,OR
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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 3QV *%
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. nHnK)9\ N
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? $:=A'd2
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 q!{y&.&\
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 35Ij
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 54gBJEhg
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 yQ_B)b
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。 2KB\1&