(1)call the shots 做决断 0gr#<(
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l#a*w
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 soqnr"
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i~tps
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]#dZLm_
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。 q,]57s
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(3)clown around 胡闹 1wW4bg 5
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. c}w[T
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 [yVcH3GcjI
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(4) cook up 虚构 :KsBJ>2ck
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4}Hf"L[ l
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Co`:D
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ar@ysBy
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M+lI,j+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 #J%Fi).^)
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &sGLm~m#
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. Zk0? =f?j
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。 ?{>5IjL)en
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 kaV Ye)~
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. HK<oNr.d52
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 hYh~[Kr^@^
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 {=_xze)
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. YrTjHIn~w
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 2hTH
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 OgkbN`
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (Jk:Qz5
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 2_){4+,fu
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(10)for good 永远 ,@t#)HV
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (ce"ED`1
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 v9Ez0 :)
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 'Y5=A!*@tf
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0WAOA6
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 BF]+fs`
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 rE\.[mFI
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 'deqF|Iox
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 zuvP\Y=V`
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 U66oe3W
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. K|.!)L
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。 .,SWa;[iB
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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 dH0wVI<z
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. RTTEAh:.
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? DJHE6XJ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 9wv 7HD|
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. YCNpJGM
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 5VW*h
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 eh$T
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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。 P4~C0z
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ^v@&
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