(1)call the shots 做决断 6A5.n?B{
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |zfFB7}v
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 \6APU7S
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Glw|*{$
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MW+DqT.h
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。 YZOwr72VL
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(3)clown around 胡闹 =bJ$>Djp
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }D)eS |B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 3I}AA.h'00
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(4) cook up 虚构 0)h.[O8@>
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {U3jJ#K
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 \pK&gdw
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 /{8Y,pZbu
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @##}zku
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 4mp)v*z
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zCA8}](C^
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. txnH~;(
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。 t'W6Fmwkx
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 8R\6hYJ%F
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. [D+PDR
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 GadY#]}(
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ]x8Y]wAU&{
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +U,t*U4,
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ]
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 $?:IRgAr
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .@mZG<vg
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 s/~[/2[bnf
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(10)for good 永远 zn= pm#L
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. t W
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 s2N'Ip
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 @pv:uON\
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?Y\WSI?i
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 g9g ]X
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 :u=y7[I
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Z(4/;v <CT
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 j&A9
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 MxGQM>
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. a>8]+@
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 d^IX(y*$
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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 Lnn^j#n
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. PeEaF@#k
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? *CF80DJ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 F [-D
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @c8RlW/A
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^Vh^Z)gGi
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "AMw o(Yi
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。 bfJ<~ss/
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 [!KsAsmk
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