(1)call the shots 做决断 mB$r>G/'
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +[JGi"ca
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 EY(@R2~#J
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *N$#cz
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. b0i]T?#
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。 aT#R#7<Eg
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(3)clown around 胡闹 p3*}! ez4
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 74%,v|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 -\j}le6;c
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(4) cook up 虚构 1dOVH7
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. lhx6+w
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +GWeu0b(~
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 X LPO_tD
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. '?_;s9)
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 j3 ~: \H
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. 4)iSz>
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。 x9
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 JcZs\ fl9
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. (hVhzw"~
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 6d,jR[JP
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 C]-Z+9Vvv
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. y`=A$>A
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 D2~e@J(K
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 [X=-x=S,
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. b3x!tuQn
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 )=;0
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(10)for good 永远 v?)JM+
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. zMKW@
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 (D{Fln\
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 v-X1if1%
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. X&t)S?eCos
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 #~q{6()e:
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 #5N#^#r"
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 93[c^sc9*a
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 |SZRO,7x
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0eQyzn*98
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "Nn/vid;
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。 1-1x,U7w
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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 4_8%ZaQ\.?
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. EMmNlj6
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? fnG&29x
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ;-lk#D?n9
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ngcXS2S_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ea=@r
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "6lf~%R"
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。 "?EA G
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 cV_nYcLkz
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