(1)call the shots 做决断 :l|%17N
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <mi-}s
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 &Ysosy*
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 xI>A6
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. x(<(t:?o
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。 %IC73?
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(3)clown around 胡闹 s"Pf+aTW
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. n,B,"\fw
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 "#( T
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(4) cook up 虚构 J|'7_0OAx
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ut$;ND.-
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 kP/M<X"
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 gX0R)spg
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r$]HIvJD
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 dnV[ P
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Or
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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. .U T@p
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。 V& C/Z}\
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 &\apwD
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. k)TSR5A
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 D#&q&6P{
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 WVY\&|)$
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 2tal
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 [HCAmnb
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. S[7WW$lF
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ~I{n^Q/a
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(10)for good 永远 1Bpv"67
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <{~6}6o
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;j4?>3
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ID#I`}h.k
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 765p/**
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Mi]L]-L
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 )T k1 QHU
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6;|n]m\Vd
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]O]GeAGC2
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 C+|b1/N-
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. T0&f8
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。 @xB*KyUW
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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 QR1{ w'c
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ei
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你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ve\X3"p#
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 hGiz)v~
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. H<^/Ati,|
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 1x[)/@.'f
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :UQTEdc{
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。 RIIitgV_
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 h[PYP5{L
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