(1)call the shots 做决断 w@ 5/mf?
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. PHK#b.B>a8
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 B0
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 55cldo
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \O8f~zA{G
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。 -5cH$]1\
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(3)clown around 胡闹 } >w
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. PM.SEzhm
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 GA_`C"mx
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(4) cook up 虚构 :.Qe=}9
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. H|)1T-%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 mCt>s9a)H
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 WDGGT.h G
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. h*KHEg"+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 G; [AQ:Iy
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W#L"5pRg
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. 1D[P\r-
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。 '^l^gW/|\
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 qZJ*J+
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. w;EXjl;X O
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 <gdgcvd
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 -z0{\=@#m
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?a>7=)%AH
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 @5jG
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 G\+nWvV7
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. L{LU@.;1
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 S%X\,N
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(10)for good 永远 9I\3T6&tr
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !1'-'Q@f
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 R2O.}!'
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 iEviH>b5
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. jN%p5nZ^EK
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 7vaN&%;E%
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 t/*K#]26
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7+a%ehwU
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 F> QT|
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 dBMe`hM)
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *fl{Y(_OO
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。 `MsYgd
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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 @qPyrgy
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side.
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你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? v"r9|m~ '
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ~$4.Mf,u
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M>jBm
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 VL7S7pb_
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 H_?B{We
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。 pf8O`e,Awf
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Dk`4bYK
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