(1)call the shots 做决断 B8IfE`
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (/hF~A
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 +rql7D0st
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 V<d'psb6
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. t zV"|s=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。 JG4&eK$-
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(3)clown around 胡闹 )p!dqlK
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. esLY1c%"/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 m\~[^H~g
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(4) cook up 虚构 :z"Uw*
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. E8-p
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3^`bf=R
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Ni0lj:
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. bUWtlg
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 1hMk\ -3S
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *tP,Ol
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. JLG5`{
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。 e`_3= kI
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 .y'OoDe
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ;eA~z"g
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 j}ruXg
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 S[ 2`7'XV
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Ads^y`b
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 W``e6RX-
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Z1OcGRN!
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. gr-%9=Uq
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 (/N`Wu
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(10)for good 永远 _c #P
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &E9%8Q)r(
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Y#N'bvE|%
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 lX7#3ti:
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. _wqFKj
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .^v7LF]Q
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 as\V,
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~ 01]VA
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %?
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 XBeHyQp
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "n05y}
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。 km3-Hp1
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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 VSSiuo'5w
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;j52a8uE'}
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? =|G PSRQ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 }k,Si9O
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *'`-plS7
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 3Yr
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^7_<rs
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。 'i@Y #F%D
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 dA_s7),
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