(1)call the shots 做决断 =>! Y{:
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }B.H|*uO
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 JC3m.)/
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. >L
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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。 h^o{@/2
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(3)clown around 胡闹 [n$BRk|
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. UQI]>#_/v
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 WpRc)g:
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(4) cook up 虚构 6<ZkJ:=
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o$Z6zm xO
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 b^$|Nz;
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 |Xk4&sDrK
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Z7?~S2{c
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 '`uwJ&@
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3z&Fi;<+j
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. "UJ
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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。 & J2M1z%
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 9*1,!%]
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ML>[^F
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 W!>.$4Q9
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 9c6gkt9eB
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D'Y-6W3
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 m-*hygkcDu
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 H"dJ6
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. iB& 4>+N+
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 j_.5r&w
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(10)for good 永远 ]@Uq=?%
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 HEM9E&rL
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ktpaU,%
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6'Worj
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 E}nH1
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ^kB8F"X
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $H9%J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 J:zU,IIJ
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Y*vW!yu
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. A*/HjTX
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 O2%?
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 ~,B5Hc 2
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. K$E3QVa
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Nqa&_5"
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 :dQ B R
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4k@5/5zsM
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 mh{1*T$fP
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^>hW y D
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。 "\o+v|;
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 cLsV`@J(k
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