(1)call the shots 做决断 Cu%BU}(
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. I52nQCXi
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ' u<I S/w
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 dl=)\mSFjF
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4ZUtK/i+r
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。 YkF LNCg4}
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Nt\07*`qCr
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. P51c Ehf
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 /xgC`]-
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(4) cook up 虚构 |g{50r'=
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gLt6u|0q
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 V$DB4YM1k
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 V8F!o
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %fld<O
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 uu]C;wl
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W="pu5q$5
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. > Q=e9L=
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 nO6UlY
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ]{i0?c
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. @+~URIG)
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ecl6>PS$'
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 A#q.)8
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. s3ASA.*
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 h;E.y
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 -|#/KKF
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Ro$*bN6p
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 BHz_1+d
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(10)for good 永远 H]V(qq{
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. cc=_KYZ1k
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3k_\xQ
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 qe1>UfY
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3:sc%IDP
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?gU-a
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 x=K'Jj
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Vd.XZ*}r*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 RigS1A\2l
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 PCDvEbpG
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &j'k9C2p
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 b<r*EY
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4,)QV_?
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 qncZpXw^
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ak`?,*LM
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Iw$T'I+4W
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。 `x L@%
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ~Wm'~y>
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