(1)call the shots 做决断 ?P|z,n{
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,MJddbcg
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Uv.Xw} q
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. s/J7z$NEU
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。 $1d{R;b[
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(3)clown around 胡闹 T>1#SWQ/9
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @V^.eVM\R
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 $U7/w?gc'
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(4) cook up 虚构 gzVZPvTPE
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (O09HY:
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 N
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Zp_j\B
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. RaTNA W)v>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 NW0se
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b0h\l#6
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. [X@{xF^vBQ
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 af6<w.i
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 -b+)Dp~$p
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. D1>*ml
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 yRyRH%p)
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 bL0]Yuh
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~MB)}!S:
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 $X.F=Kv
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |SMigSu r`
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(10)for good 永远 hF^JSCDz l
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >zJk G9a
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 yCkWuU9
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 9dszn^]T
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mqJD+ K
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Dqwd=$2%
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 KdHkX+-R
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }>y~P~`S:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lc
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !7#*Wdt+P
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]CS
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不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 =w _T{V
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 /#_[{lSr?
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P*?2+.
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 p.4Sgeh#
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^HP$r*
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 MGwXZ7?E
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 30Q77,Nsny
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。 g .:ZMV
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 K|~!oQ
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