(1)call the shots 做决断 huKz["]z[
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. lC_zSmT
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 '|XP}V0I
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (ZEVbAY?i
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. t&P5Zw*B
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。 f2yv7t
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(3)clown around 胡闹 s}z,{Y$-t
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. B:mlBSH
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ~ml\|
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(4) cook up 虚构 e0$mu?wd-
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <M&]*|q>g%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 rk. UW
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Y4714
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. njq-iU
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 sQ)4kF&,
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ix#
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. KdR&OBm
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。 #TSM#Uqe
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 FN,uD:a
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 7J;.T%4l
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 )?xt=9Lh
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 0[i]PgIH
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. cq=R
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 lLDHx3+
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 -qEr-[z
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. l2v}PALs
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 C`#N
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(10)for good 永远 iB,*X[}EqG
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ibAA:I,d
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 tQ|I$5jNJ
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 v6n(<0:
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. X@G`AD'.M
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @t^2/H
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 i:$g1
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. zc{C+:3$^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 V&nN/CF
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 k^]~NP
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. d{m0 uX56
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。 =@z"k'Vl`
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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 xV6j6k
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. onlyvH4
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ,@;<u'1\G
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 p(8\w-6
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;uDFd04w
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 q ^gEA5
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。 zW _'sC
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 pi{ahuI#_o
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