(1)call the shots 做决断 .s4vJKK0
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #xx.yn(7
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 <;#gcF[7>
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Kh4rl)L*+%
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. #@-dT,t
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。 $W}:,]hoj
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(3)clown around 胡闹 :4[>]&:u3
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {.oz^~zs]g
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 >!Y#2]@}o
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(4) cook up 虚构
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 00IW9B-
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 PdVY tK%
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ;\}dQsX
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6@lZVM)E
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 VTR4uT-
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 sKW~+]
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. whe%o
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 :55a9d1bL
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 2V;{@k
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. %VB4/~ "
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 A#']e 8
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 C8v
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #s(ob `0|
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 AXxyB"7A}
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 )%p46(]
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H(Wiy@cJn
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \s)$[pAF
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(10)for good 永远 /m>SEo\{C
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /C'_-U?
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 cV1E<CM
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 I+W,%)vb
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. yz,_\{}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^-Arfm%dn
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 z^*g2J,
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }+S~Ah?(
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T1RY1hb|g>
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .K-d
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "fv+}'
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。 HLthVc w
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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 _7u&.l<;
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. E}%Pwr
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 5cM%PYU4:v
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 +-TEB
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. G3!O@j!7w$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 K5bR7f:
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 DfGq m-c
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。 '-~J.8-</
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Z= -fL
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