(1)call the shots 做决断 aD.A +e s
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Q,>AT$|
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 i+OyBDkJM!
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~!@a
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. W*P/~U=
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 ,\VNs'j
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(3)clown around 胡闹 MD%86m{Sg=
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. NS\'o
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 >d=k-d
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(4) cook up 虚构 {9(N?\S1`a
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o^Ms(?K%t
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 44!bwXz8
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 >scEdeM
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. tYnNOK*|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 V4|pZ]
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +?%huJYK,
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. W)\~T :Kn
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 (|W@p\Q
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 K1Uur>Pk%
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 1g
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ^*Sb)tu\ W
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. j#29L"
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 gP`8hNwR
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 DEs/?JZG
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,2"-G";!f\
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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(10)for good 永远 U\+o$mU^
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9mr99tA
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }=NjFK_6
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 XJ.vj+XXb
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <Dl7|M
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 [8<)^k
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 KATt9ox@
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 O.}{s;
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >-f`mT
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Q1g@FsW&U
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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 VGkwrS;+I
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t=5K#SX}
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ,'[0tl}8K
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >A#]60w.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 @jX[Ho0W'
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 bP(xMw<'j
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。 }Dm-Ibdg(
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 $0
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