(1)call the shots 做决断 !yr4B"kz
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *!E~4z=
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ya[f?0b0
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *.KVrS<B1
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。 eI-SWwmv/u
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(3)clown around 胡闹 mwsdl^c
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 947;6a%$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 vif)g6,
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(4) cook up 虚构 Z9|A"[b
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /^v!B`A@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 7GS4gSd3
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 PKC0Dt;F.
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r;"D>IM\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 n-{ d7haOa
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 k_uI&,
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. *$`N5;7'`
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。 ZJm$7T)V
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 8nL9#b
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. +H *6:
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 587;2
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 :RxMZwa=
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. s:_a.4&Y
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 wwQ2\2w>Hm
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 vVIND
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )l.uj
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 *j,bI Y&se
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(10)for good 永远 `'>~(8&zE
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 lpS v
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6VuyKt
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,>za|y<n
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 O[{/P:a
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /xcXd+k]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6\jbSe
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 mBb3Ta
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. iH@u3[w
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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 IG{Me
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f6Lc"b3s1
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 >;R`Q9s7
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .MRN)p
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 5f?GSHA}
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )UpVGT)
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。 u[PG/ploc
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 i+_=7(e
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