(1)call the shots 做决断 =-U8^e_Y
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. K9(Su`zr
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o1(?j}:c|
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. (jY -MF3
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。 ,:1_I`d>#X
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(3)clown around 胡闹 bAa+MB#A
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^7
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 "dO>P*k,
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(4) cook up 虚构 rFPfTpS
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \h}a?T6
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ] oh.w
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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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。 ?QXc,*=N
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;=[~2*8
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. &:"[hU
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 $WV N4fg
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ]7ZY|fP2
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 c<gvUVHIxR
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 OAhCW*B
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. bq<DW/
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 >x$.mXX{
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 LYv$U;*+
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. a;2Lgv0/
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 XvIrO]F-
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(10)for good 永远 *75?%l
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. `1eGsd,f
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3:;2Av2(X.
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 s$s]D\N
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "7*cF>FE 8
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Ew|VDD(.
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 7Q(5Nlfcz
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'L"dM9#>
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }LaRa.3
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. HJn
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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 `6.rTs$<
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]i3 1@O
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ?>_[hZ
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =psX2?%L
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Kug_0+gI
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。 39w|2%(O.
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 bk**% ]
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