(1)call the shots 做决断 Gc'M[9Mh
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yPN+W8}f
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 YQ7@D]#
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?!y"OrHg
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. j`9Qzi1
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。 U<rI!!#9
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(3)clown around 胡闹 r**f,PDZ
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Bzw19S6y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 {[P!$
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(4) cook up 虚构 \7 Gz\=\LR
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1O0X-C,wo$
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 K{2h9 ]VF
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0m
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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。 , D"]y~~I5
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (v^Z BM_
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. "mA1H]r3
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。 +>}o;`hPe
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 P#;Th8k{K2
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. kC`Rd:5
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 zN")elBi
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 V^sc1ak1Q
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. P,ydt
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 i/*,N&^
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Mq'IkSt'
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. vxVOcO9<
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9go))&`PJL
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(10)for good 永远 CmnHh~%
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. F>-}*o
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 m#n]Wgp'
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 x<>YUw8`
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^{[[Z.&R?
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ;_N5>3C:
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ,Xtj;@~-
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. KUKI qAA
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 bo>E"<
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8UM0vNk
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. nNQ-"t
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。 ShGp^xVj
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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 iRt*A6`m+
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. vaB!R 0
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Y0Rg Jn
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 q.T:0|
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. H,K`6HH
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 X 8R1a?
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。 kOI
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 %/pc=i|+
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