(1)call the shots 做决断 :`ysq
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Z0 e+CEzq
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s=nE'/q1|
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. kty,hAXe
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。 )>LC*_v
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(3)clown around 胡闹 OQh36BM
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. r_Rjjo
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(4) cook up 虚构 : |c,.uO
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Fq5);sX=
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ;v6e2NacM'
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 e-os0F
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. IfZaK([
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 xy|-{
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. GSW{h[Op
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。 ytmlG%
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 [<sBnHbvQ.
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. '+X9MzU*\
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 }#
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ):+H`Hcm
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,U'Er#U
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 `4&\ %9
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 U<r<$K
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @ec QVk
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(10)for good 永远 =I/J !}.
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. PSHs<Z47
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 AX1'.
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 xsFW F*HPs
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `>8|
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _uHyE }d
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 9~,eu
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G-n`X":$DT
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 jVRd[
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 u 3,b,p
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. B>Nxc@=D
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。 ^@)/VfVg
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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 q{7s.m
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &r<<4J(t
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 :M3l#`4Q
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V6$v@Zq
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &9s6p6eb
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。 GN1cnM>`
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 /2HwK/RZ
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