(1)call the shots 做决断
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. '`s\_Q)hG_
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;OC~,?O5
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 v7-z<'?s~
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $-^
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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。 LV}Z[\?
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ycD.X"
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9 +1}8"~
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 #*;G8yV
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(4) cook up 虚构 s!73To}>
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :O?+Ywn
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 q,;8Ka )
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 oS>VN<
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !LI
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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。 Yt]Y(
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 N[=c|frho
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. K&"ZZFd_
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。 c"*xw8|
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 }BYs.$7
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. . E8Gj'yO
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 DXF>#2E^+
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 E;1QD/E$
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. eP(|]Rk
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 4De2miq
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 D( \c?X"
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. r;n^\[Ov0,
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 (e"\%p`
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(10)for good 永远 '_q&~M{
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. t~v_k\`{
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 E$"`|Df
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 yDapl(
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. e6`g[Ap
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 QZwZ4$jkiO
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 +b
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pQ,|l$^m
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 GI5#{-)
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 |S6L[Uo
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0_&5S`tj
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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 dBm!`;r4
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. mI>=S
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 BAIR!
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. JZup} {a
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 1j_
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <SKzCp\
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。 u>\u}c
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 dKpUw9C#/
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