(1)call the shots 做决断 }M9I]\
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r5uX?^mJ0
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 "^Vfo$q
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {uiL91j.
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. v79\(BX
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。 V"|j Dnn5
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(3)clown around 胡闹 'zYx4&s
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. rF
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 D}bCMN<
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(4) cook up 虚构 a8Z{-=)
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. WD#7Q&T(;
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ks<+gL{K|i
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 dxF)) Z
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ImI,q:[67
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 i7xBi:Si
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +K"d\<
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. 2sT\+C&H
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。 @5TJ]=
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 A)D1
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Us8nOr>5
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?) VBkA5j
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 o1u?H4z
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4G=KyRKh
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 O@,9a~Ghd
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 mbO.Kyfen
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. RMBPm*H
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 hdxq@%Vs
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(10)for good 永远 !o8(9F
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7.C~ OrGR
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 (/Dr=D{ `
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 hSSFmEpr
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. -Sj|Y}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 x=VLRh%Gvl
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 + Scw;gO
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. R(DlJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Z=>#|pW,)
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 IHNl`\Le
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. el^WBC3
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。 dL>8|
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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 VY'1
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. z<n&P7k5j
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? k>7 2W/L^
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 VeWvSIP,EQ
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. G^_fbrZjN
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ;bes#|^F
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 I0C$
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。 (Zv/(SE5%
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 m}?(c)ST
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