(1)call the shots 做决断 18~>ZR
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9bP^`\K[N
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 q-.,nMUF
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |k+8<\
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?,p;O
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。
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(3)clown around 胡闹 IAYR+c
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,-izEr
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Rec6c&5_
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(4) cook up 虚构 A9f)tqbc
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. HGXt
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 &0='r;*i
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3|WWo1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 *FC=X) _&W
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 NPCs('cd>?
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. N03HQp)g
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。 2r!s*b\Ix
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 !_`&Wks
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 9F4Dm*_<
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 <\Eh1[F
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 MNC*Glj=
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. x97
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 >_o}
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~p1j`r;
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ~KW,kyXBnD
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(10)for good 永远 g6Q !8
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7N-w eX
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Fz1_w$^
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 I|>^1kr8w
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 94+KdHAo^M
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 IIg^FZ*]_
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 MZlk0o2
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. BnCbon)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .C&ktU4
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Kz>3
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. F">Qpgt
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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 OJ/,pLYu
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ko;{I?c
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Gs9:6
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. h v8P4"i v
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 VG,u7A*Z#
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \<y`!"c
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。 Fe]B&n
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Rn{iaM2Y<
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