(1)call the shots 做决断 ~;vt{pk
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 85vyt/.,k
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 {sF;R.P&r
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 l,ic-Y1
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @umn[J#*
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。 _Lgi5B%
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ~F[JupU
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. +2,EK
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 t#2szr+
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(4) cook up 虚构 G;AJBs>Y}
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;N^4R$Q.
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 .#LvvAeh
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 B4{F)Zb
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 u-R;rf5%k
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "10.,QK
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 'o|=_0-7W
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 qPn!.m$/
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 o'=i$Eb
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. nZ4@g@e2
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 O'S9y
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Nt~G
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. >6:UWvV 1
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 H=6-@+ !o
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ^&\<[\
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m%U$37A1
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 y4,t=Gq7^
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(10)for good 永远 ;!B>b)%
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2#@-t{\3-p
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~j[mM E}
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 uOJso2Mx
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. i2?TMM!Fe
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 $d
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ggUw4w/e
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. :.crES7<[X
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 c>+hY5?C
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 , RU
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. pt%Y1<9Eh?
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。 4okZ
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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 N3ccn
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $.O(K4S
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? YbJB.;qK
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 J :l%
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. IYe ,VL
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 PDb7 h
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 p{;FO?
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。 ?|{tWR,Vb
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ^t P|8k
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