(1)call the shots 做决断 %?~`'vYoi
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. o,;Hb4Eu
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 y&8kORz;?
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [!CIBK99
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ZJeTx.Gi6
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。 v9K{oB
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(3)clown around 胡闹 K%/:V
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6fr@y=s2:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 dJYQdo^X
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(4) cook up 虚构 \"^.>+
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {^qp~0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ?Pw(
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 FELTmQUV
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. P-~kxb9aa
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Lm}J&^>
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 8>y!=+9_
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. ?E88y
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。 _6,Tb]
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 F"*.Qq
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. dDoKmuY>5
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 #Z.2g].
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 /"*eMe!=
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _>"f&nbO
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 A]k-bX= s
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Z}*{4V`R
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1__Mf.A
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 %x G3z7;
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(10)for good 永远 js#72T/_n
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. bRzw.(k0`r
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \L@DDK|"`6
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 S66..sa
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {~RS$ |
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 b\^q9fy
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 `[*n UdG
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Yo$
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vuCl(/P`
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 h72#AN
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. PF4"J^V
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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 LAT%k2%Wx
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3?rYt:Uf!
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? #mDeA >b
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 7^|,l
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ZLRAiL
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 g)@d(EYY
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ueM[&:g&MU
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。 e<;^P(g`E
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 w6 x{<d
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