(1)call the shots 做决断 )V\@N*L`ik
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6Q^~O*cw
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ?3=G'Ip5n
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 b~J)LXj]w
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1~*1W4};F8
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。 Zge(UhZ
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(3)clown around 胡闹 G
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?@
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 3''Sx8p
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(4) cook up 虚构 h q)1YO
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 'v"=
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 |;vQ"8J
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 v1TFzcHl<
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ho>Np&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 |^6{3a
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ks-$:~?5":
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. j,.\QwpU
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 %up?70
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 E5w;75,
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 9af.t
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 <Dd>- K
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 5o#JHD
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7l D-|yx
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Nc;O)K!FH
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 p49]{2GXb
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =V[uXm
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 k, HC"?K
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(10)for good 永远 U ? +_\
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. x4oWZEd
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =]Vz=<
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j]Jgz<
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 BAf$tyh
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 .T|
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. qN $t_
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0cd_l
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Y;"k5+ q
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. X@rA2);6
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 *l+#<5x
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 0!T`.UMI
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. c0qp-=^&.
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? fpD$%.y'J
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Zw.8B0W
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7>FXsUt_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 UB/> Ro
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。 S+ kq1R
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 F (*B1J2_g
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