(1)call the shots 做决断 ^YzFEu$
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. HABMFv
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 }YHoWYR
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >IO}}USm
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. g:MpN^l
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。 ot P7;l
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(3)clown around 胡闹 4J*%$Vxv
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. " FI]l<G&
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 GkjTE2I3
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(4) cook up 虚构 SEQ
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {q%&~
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 RO,
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 7>`QX%
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. "YD<pRVB
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 :%qJ AjR&
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 H"f%\'
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 2bU3*m^M
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 ?}y?e}y*xZ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 `WHP#z
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. T%K"^4k
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 `V[{(&?,n
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 nb0V~W
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. qCOe,$\1/
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 +avu&2B
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 :~BY[")
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. k0.|%0?K
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 dC;@ Fn
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(10)for good 永远 Hw[u Sv8
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. U}(*}Ut
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 8)3g!3S
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 lCg'K(|"
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. eZs34${fN
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 xS]=WO*
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 !u@e^J{Ao
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. fLl~a[(5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ai[st+1
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4Y8/>uL
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 62Yi1<kV@
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。 9r!psRA:`)
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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 Ul7)CT2:
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7a 4G:
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? [5^"U+`{x
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 #:v}d+
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. JX@/rXFY}
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 FS30RP3
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 PvX>+y5
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。 sF}T9Ue
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Jw?J(ig^
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