(1)call the shots 做决断 mdEJ'];AH
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. cVW7I
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 zplv.cf#q
Bh2l3J4X
(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 <[)-Q~Gg5
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. W&Fm;m@M
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。 k3qQU)
vvv'!\'#
(3)clown around 胡闹 v,ZYh w
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. d-B+s%>D
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 m6mGcbpn
__'4Qt
(4) cook up 虚构 uL^; i""
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xj;:B( i
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 K<*6E@+i
Q}@t'
(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 xyL)'C
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. B#S8j18M
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 h'-4nu;*
8C@u+tx
(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /S]RP>cQ
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. ;7z6B|8
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。 ?'TK~,dG/
isL
zgN%
(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 q7Hf7^a
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. _x<NGIz
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 %US&`BT!
;yomaAr
(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 )~wKRyQff
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. S4_/%~?
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Pj
<U|\-?
d j\Z}[
(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 XYzaSp=bb
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lf7bx}P*
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 F)hj\aHm k
\t7yH]:>@
(10)for good 永远 !6'N-b1
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Dhn7N8(LF!
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 nUP, Yd
d=xjLbsZ
(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 _J!^iJ
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >n09K8
A
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 E)$>t}$
*I(6hB
(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Mqd'XU0L
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. I@KM2KMN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 g4h{dFb|_
oN,1ig
(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 gQ{ #C'
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. PK2;Ywk`
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。 6h>#;M
;bB#Pg
(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 }CBQdH&g;
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?z9!=A%<V~
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Pz2 b
wu.l-VmGp)
(15)give an ear to 听一听 tr<fii3<
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `HRL .uX
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 e%JIqKS
eT".psRiC
(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 K|Sq_/#+U
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。 $CE dJ+0z
cb9-~*1
(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ?.VKVTX^
4[$:KGh3