(1)call the shots 做决断 mc$c!Ax*
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. t583Q/1@
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 q-8 GD7
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *,n7&
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. cq9Q7<&MF
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。 DU7Ki6
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(3)clown around 胡闹 \iE'E
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Om1z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 tt[_+e\4
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(4) cook up 虚构 y=j[v},4
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. bL[PNUG
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Iw<c 9w8
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 v S+~4Q41
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \qTNWA#'
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 G#*!)#M <
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 TwhK>HN
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. 8\V-aow
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。 mpF_+Mn
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 h?1pGz)[C
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. lb6s3b
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 /1>
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 {Jy%h8n*
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \rN_CBM
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Cg|uHI*
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 d!LV@</
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <V8i>LBlz
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7S7!
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(10)for good 永远 f:Ja
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 'q^Gg;c>+
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 D8 #q.OR]
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 %7@H7^s}9
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. m{5$4v,[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 \9?<E[
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 QO>*3,(H,q
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1c4%g-]7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Iw:("A&~
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $^XPk#$m
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $P@cS1sB
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 }2.}fHb2
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 F@lpjW
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. UKBMGzu2:
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Jqj6L993e
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &; skB.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^0
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 dtBV0$
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。 3,5wWT]
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 [-gKkOT8E
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