(1)call the shots 做决断 F51.N{'
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R>@uY(>dJ
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Vn=qV3OE]
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2GmpCy`L"
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. mY!iu(R1
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。 R\Z:n*
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(3)clown around 胡闹 qk(P>q8[
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. g+8hp@a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 nxm$}!Df
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(4) cook up 虚构 8[%Ao/m
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %bXtKhg5eJ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Mn: /1eY
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 +?D6T!)
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. qf)$$ qi
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 C&\5'[*
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 8G%yB}pa
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,8D ~p'
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。 h #Z4pN8T3
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 I 8
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 4b]a&_-}
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 %~|HFYd
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 7\
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. BZK`O/
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 VxO%rq3
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 uZKP"Oy
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. nx":"LFI
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 v0*N)eqDGd
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(10)for good 永远 s=I'e/"7
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Z^KA
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Ma-\^S=
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 wt}9B[
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5-u=o)>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 u<ySd?
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 w]j+9-._
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H %f:K2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?z-}>$I;
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 JMBK{J K>
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5wt TP ;P
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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 rPzQ8<
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. sPAg)6&M
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 7[v%GoE
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 {2'm^0Kl
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Jhkvd<L8`m
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 n7LfQWc
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Si}HX!s
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)=HB7u[a
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ^S)TO}e
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