(1)call the shots 做决断 @WOM#Kc
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |g&ymFc
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Fx#jV\''s
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 SW 8x]B
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {1Eu7l-4
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。 w1^QD^KnH
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ?6N3tk-2
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !m y8AWO'
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 r o\1]`6
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(4) cook up 虚构 J"CJYuGW,
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <"tDAx
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 "@ E3MTW
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 *yaw$oB
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *3+-W
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ,/2LY4` 5
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ERz;H!pU8
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. (-^bj
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 gS9>N/b|
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 f`$Gz
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. |+f-h,
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 P,z:Z|}8
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 \
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. F4C!CUI
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 veh
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 3YL
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *dsX#Iz
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [M+tB"_
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(10)for good 永远 c:4P%({
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _eQ-`?
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 E`;;&V q-
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 )e%}b-I'r
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |D#2GeBw1h
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 MQTdk*L_]
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 cDkV;$
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N$I03m
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -"TR\/
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 zr_yO`{
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. W6/ @W
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。 b]fzRdhl
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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 X(AN)&L[
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4[2_,9}
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? K 1#ji*Tp
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 EtJ8^[u2J
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2&LQg=O
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 aMuVqZw
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 blt'={Z?.x
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。 (/{aJV
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 l]LxL
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