(1)call the shots 做决断 +:wOzTUN
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )aOg_*~
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 srJ,Jr(
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &d 9tR\}
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `gD'q5.z;3
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。 _~=X/I R
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(3)clown around 胡闹 do7 [Nj
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &D>e>]E|P
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 |zGwt Z
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(4) cook up 虚构 avykg(
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ft4J.oT
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 \qi=Us|=
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 \ d+&&ns
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. G;qC&7T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 AAxY{Z-4
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -?&wD["y
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. }*hY#jo1
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。 = %\;7
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 j#9p0[
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. a(NN%'fDD
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Wb68" )$
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 RN]4 Is:
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. uw&GXOzew9
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Nf%jLK~
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 cx&jnF#$
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^EN_C<V;"d
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <}pqj3
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(10)for good 永远 ,pq<.?&E
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L L7a20
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 -:Nowb
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 5^t68
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |g}!
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 KIps{_J[<
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 VTa?y
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. jX$TiG
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 j/5>zS
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \5BI!<
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >r2m1}6g"
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。 R0(Nw7!d/[
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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 /tikLJ
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \7nlwFAO
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? t48(,
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 N'+d1
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L[)+J2_<
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 2T<QG>;)j
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ps[TiW{q;
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。 g2l|NI#c^
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 xG
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