(1)call the shots 做决断 n'Z5rXg
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #N|A@B5x
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 C]%}L%,
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?N!.:~~k
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. YU%U
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。 +K*_=gHF.
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(3)clown around 胡闹 &GLe4zEh
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Ng<oz*>U
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 cP (is!
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(4) cook up 虚构 D,;6$Pvg^
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G_n~1?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }h`ddo
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 _^u^@.Q'i<
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {'eF;!!Dy
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 $ &fm^1
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 e.pq6D5
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. #_[W*-|L
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。 RiM!LX
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 +%RB&:K7,
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. q| 7$@H^*
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 O_/|Wx
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ,*'aH z
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. SI@Yct]<g
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 9q
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 s~MCt|a
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qz/d6-0"
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 K
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(10)for good 永远 "?TKz:9r
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7[u$!.4{*
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Pi:=0,"XOp
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 "jG-)k`a
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Qp]-4%^Vz
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 2
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 rCdf*;
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. p?zh4:\F+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 QHuh=7u)
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 d9sqO9Ud8
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. esVZ2_eL
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。 K~JXP5`(
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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 [e+$jsPl
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;NzS;C'
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? lKF<]25
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 '}q1 F<&
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. YKsc[~
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 "G`8>1tO_
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 vAMr&[
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。 [5Dg%?x
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 kGX;x}q
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