(1)call the shots 做决断 ;/W;M> ^
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;$G.?r
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 9}FWO&LiB
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 c,1Yxg]|
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ? Ovl(4VG
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。 cbl2D5s+i]
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(3)clown around 胡闹 M* (]hu0!
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Bl-nS{9"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 }"<|.[V)
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. A
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 [0D( PV(n
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 [Z484dS`_
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. s#ijpc>h
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Z;bzp3v
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c~(+#a
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. N %-Cp)
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。 r>S?,qr
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 g*b`V{/Vw
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ?yF)tF+<
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 wAxXK94#3
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 &AmTXW
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. oBr/CW
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 vBUx)l
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 "#2z
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. S*6P=O*
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 1Tf"<Dp
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(10)for good 永远 sB
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. kC"<4U
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Uu{I4ls6B
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 imAsE;:
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]lzt"[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 [K;J#0V+&L
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 @gQ{*dN
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }.Ht=E]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 |jV>
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~k?7XF I
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. L,| 60*
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。 5bX
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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 jEsP: H(0^
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. SsfnBCVR
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? tK6z#)
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 k'X
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z iR}
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1HG~}E
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。 v!T%xUb0
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 nVV>;e[
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