(1)call the shots 做决断 4g4[n7
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. '3<T~t
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 )j,Y(V$P
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 oZ,J{I!L
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. i4T=4q
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。 n( RQre
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(3)clown around 胡闹 FEY_(70
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [=<vapZt
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 uA-1VwW+N
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(4) cook up 虚构 nA*Udrcn
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4y*"w*L
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Nk63F&J7e
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 68*a'0
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. gn//]|#H+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 A@uU*]TqJ8
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &u`EYxT
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. qu\cU(H|
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。 ,V^2Oa
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 :$6mS[@|
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Mmmg3%G1
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 >\br8=R
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 &?[g8A
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #| pn,/
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 !;3hN$5
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 _D 9/,n$
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :6gRoMb]
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 h+rW%`B
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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. aD^jlt
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^(kmF UV,Z
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 }j$tFFVi~
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. MgO_gFr
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 3AcS$.G
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Rp+Lu
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 bvW3[ V
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 q2b>Z6!5
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8vkCmV
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。 >,x&L[3
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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 $^e(?Pq
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. WA6reZ
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? P5KpFL`B
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Spu>
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. s6F0&L;N&
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0"}=A,o(w
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。 D&o~4Qvc]
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 z6*r<>Bf+b
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