(1)call the shots 做决断 {S;/+X,
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. EPMdR66
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 u%`4;|tI
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +ysP#uAA
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \JX.)&>
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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。 I_/kJ#7vj
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(3)clown around 胡闹 {2,OK=XM|
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \%ZF<sVW
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 p"XQJUuD
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(4) cook up 虚构 i'}Z>g5D
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (HZzA7eph
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !`-/E']/
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 hc4W|Ofj
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. lY_&P.B
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ZZXQCP6]
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )^o7%KX
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. ctg[C$<q|
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。 pdQ6/vh
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 1vF^<{%v
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. u4kg#+H
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 (8*& 42W
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 i C
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. k_c8\::p#
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 b1A8 -![
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 l'2a?1/q
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I}a iy.l
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ~+GMn[h
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(10)for good 永远 6k=ink-/
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ba],ONM4k
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *CH lg1
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 PB :Lj
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [foZO&+!
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =O)dHY}
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 IaU
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. uW8LG\Z>D5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 W]UGo,
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4D`T_l
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. v_gQCS
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。 1o;+.]B
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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 TuBl9 p'6
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]tVU$9D
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? <E(#;F^y
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Vc!;O9dP
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /Wh}
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 }D7q)_g=
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 GB(o)I#h
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 CE$c/d[N.
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 =-`}(b2N
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