(1)call the shots 做决断 e+d6R[`M
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (;Dn%kK
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 rFt ,36#
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;T"m[D
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !ch[I#&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。 )%H5iSNG$P
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(3)clown around 胡闹 )cv0$
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. `-9*@_-=M
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 79<9}<T
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(4) cook up 虚构 Os]!B2j14
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 D>"{H7mY
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Qw{\sCH>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ~#N.!e4
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3;-@<9
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. /
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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。 TQbFI;\
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 D x>1y
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. sJjl)Qs)T
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ECE{xoc
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8h@)9Q]d\
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 I/e2,
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 &EbD.>Ci
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5,=B1
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 an[3vKb
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(10)for good 永远 6\S$I5
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. U#~nN+SIt
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 YiQeI|{oN
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 #%=vy\r
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. e{rHO,#A>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 8wH41v67F
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 \3js}
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \4`saM /x
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7}iewtdy,
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 B3g82dm
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9-Nq[i"
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。 :vgh
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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 R1b
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. tr9_bl&z
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(15)give an ear to 听一听
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *F%ol;|Q
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &:e}4/G
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6UzT]" LR;
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。 j
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 n\8[G[M
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