(1)call the shots 做决断 yLY$1#Sa
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Bgf'Hm%r
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 x4Wu`-4^
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~RU-N%Kn
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 qo!6)Z
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(3)clown around 胡闹 5STk"
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. R\Of ,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 <HXzcWQ$
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(4) cook up 虚构 T%TfkQ__d
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. h~-cnAMt
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Rz:1(^oA
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 _(J4
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \}EJtux q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 (4Ha'uqz
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 t+tD
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. n h&[e
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。 kj]m@mS[
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 mXJ`t5v^l
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. iNG =x
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 )=Ens=>Z
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 BRF4p:
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3hPp1wZd
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 )F3>
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 v%4zP%4Ak[
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Gr|IM,5P4
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 :} N;OS _
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(10)for good 永远 .-?Txkwb
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Jie=/:&
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7f]O /
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 dz,4);Mg
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. A(T=
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 _qU;`Q
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. aSH =|Jnc
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 evro]&N{
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~=/.ZUQNX
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <ql:n
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。 v])R6-T-
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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 CW'<Nh
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. GK[[e~#u
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? JTdcLmL
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 41#YtZ
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Wf>=^ ~`
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 tr$d?
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (Z#j^}G_l
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。 )@E'yHYO>
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 w(UZmZb}
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