(1)call the shots 做决断 TD\QX2m
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. hkW"D<ii-
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 |k?,4
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Qy4AuMU2
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @X4;fd
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。 \6C"bQ
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(3)clown around 胡闹 yd>kJk^~/
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Z\dILt:#z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 lzm9ClkfH
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(4) cook up 虚构 9';0vrFeM
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ts9N$?0:V
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 *?\2Ohp
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 GI6 EZ}.MZ
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1l1X1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 vLpE|QZ s
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 })&0e:6
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. |mci-ZT
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。 5|H?L@_9
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ;5 IS58L
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. X>*zA?:
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 =YPWt>\a}
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 RsrZ1dhPvV
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. >1joCG~
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 3zh'5qQ
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 p&ow\AO
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P#EqeO
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 `o:)PTQNg
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(10)for good 永远 JTz1M~
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @&h<jM{D
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0*tEuJ7
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Uhg[#TUK
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %e1<N8E4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?w<x_Lo
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 m=y6E,
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;>Z#1~8
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >n` OLHg;
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [3/P
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. YK}(VF?&
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。 Qt@~y'O
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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 lXB_HDY
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <v5toyA
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? EH,uX{`e
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 IM
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <GoE2a4Va
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 n.7 $*9)#
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {]Lc]4J
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。 &4{%3 w_/
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 4J I;NN
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