(1)call the shots 做决断 %5<Xa
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Yo,n#<37
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 7Dz-xM_?
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F?4&qbdD
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. i5czm?x
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。 UQJ
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(3)clown around 胡闹 o#V{mm,{Pm
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,BlNj^5f
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 DxG8`}+
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(4) cook up 虚构 :a)` iJnb
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =m?x5G^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 'I@l$H
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 4l_~-Peh
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. D3C3_
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 R(#ZaFuo[
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +\25ynM
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. {0\9HI@
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 jR^_1bu
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 *NoixV1>
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. w*gG1BV
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 XK/bE35%^!
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Url8&.pw
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *^p^tK
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 d{(NeT s
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 BSyS
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }}zY]A
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 luCwP
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(10)for good 永远 azl!#%
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. G`,M?lmL
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 A{ . A1
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ed$w5dv
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ev0=m;@_
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 u56WB9Z
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 <!derr-K
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6~a4-5;>z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \W"p<oo|H
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 W]M Fq5.
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Eb9n6Fg
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。 hWRr#030
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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 oGz5ZDa#
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Pk&sY'
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? .hK:-q,
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 vg*~t3{ L
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0G(|`xG1q
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a[NR%Xq
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。 z#/"5 l
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。
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