(1)call the shots 做决断 gGF]Dq
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. biAI*t
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 e RY2.!
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 nOq?Q
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. zVN/|[KP4
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。 a&:1W83
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(3)clown around 胡闹 pde,@0(Fa
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. DV+M;rs
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 "XPBNv\>_
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(4) cook up 虚构 \H(r }D$u<
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k=;>*:D%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 WP7RX|7
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 \8j5b+
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7$3R}=Z`\q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 d4ANh+}X"_
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |-Rg].
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. <JtH/oN
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 /$NDH]a
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 yx5F]Z<M2
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. L1J \C
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ]U[y3
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 -64@}Ts*?
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. GMk\
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 E :gS*tsY
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 5>9KW7^L
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. mCM7FFl I
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 05sWN 0
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(10)for good 永远 b\6)whh
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #h,7dz.d
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }"}
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 jbQ N<`!
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. N$'/J-^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 s|40v@M
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 z+@CzHCN
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. K6uZ4 m;
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 |E{tS,{OhJ
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^3>Qf
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,E7+Z' ;
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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 Iw07P2
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0^%\! Xxq
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Z)V m,ng
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. rTJ='<hIy
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8}B*a;d
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。 w@K4u{|
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 XsH(8-n0
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