(1)call the shots 做决断 _F(P*[[&
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <,@%*G1-
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 |`rJJFA
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^_5|BT@
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. PR7f(NC
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。 W[''Cc.
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(3)clown around 胡闹 c/3$AUsuO
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^q[gxuL_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 #CUzuk&
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(4) cook up 虚构 0HeD{TH\
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (U1]:tZ<.
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 dbdM"z4
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 "9y(
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. f>9s!Hpu_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Ww3wsy x
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W#w.h33)#6
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. q?j|K|%
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 "eAy^,
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 b{M7w
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. d=O3YNM:v
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 B}?IEpYp
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 1eS_
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -~f511<
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 R=j% S!
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 xG2+(f#C1
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. JC?N_kP%W
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 !BIOY!M
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(10)for good 永远 n'FwM\
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. H6TD@kL9Wr
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Ddju~510
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 :nY2O
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Y4.Eq+$gh
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 vV?rpe|%
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ;
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ./6<r OW
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 F/d7q%I
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Z)9g~g94
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {svn=H
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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。 revF;l6->C
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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
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. IeX^4rc(
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Sw&!y$ed
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 gR^>3n'
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,|?CU
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 C#V ~Y
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 e?0q9W
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。 F|bYWYED;
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 #zUXyT#X
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