(1)call the shots 做决断 i[ws%GfEv
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <"xqt7f
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (d
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. UI%4d3
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。 DyA/!%g
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(3)clown around 胡闹 98 ]pkqp4
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?r5a*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 t5u#[*
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(4) cook up 虚构 qDz[=6BF
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. U@{>+G[
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 C*B5"s"
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 l~Ka(*[!U
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5,V*aP
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 4FZ/~Y1}
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 fwMYEj
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. Msfxce
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。 U>m{B|H
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 1uR@ZK
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. |$ZS26aYw}
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 L~by `q N_
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 bFlI:R&<
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. w'VuC82SZ
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 D/%v/mpj$
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 qLc&.O.=
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. D`X<b4e8/
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 8 ph1xQ'
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(10)for good 永远 |ITb1O`_P
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. rg]b$tL~
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 /h`gQyGuY
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7.g,&s%q
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 LmJ _$?o
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 3webAaO
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. px+]/P<dX
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 @Gw]cm
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 B9cWxe4R#
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [Fk|m1i!
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。 9Av{>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 P6ka'!z
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. NiE`u m
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 R$`&g@P="
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {Dy,|}7s
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ",,.xLI7
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。 -HuIz6
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 5xNOIOpDB
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