(1)call the shots 做决断 ]K|td)1X
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p{[(4}ql
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 h@fF`
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. AtNF&=Op
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。 <ToRPx&E
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(3)clown around 胡闹 b{}ao
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uA~?z:~=
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 =h|xlT
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(4) cook up 虚构 3ICM H
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. bVOJp% *s
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 U\i7'9w]3
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?<1~KLPMhY
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 lH/7m;M
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [" sm7yQ
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. CvRO'
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。 q``:[Sz
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 hkx (r5o
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ._TN;tR~'
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Q:8t1ZDo
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 2*a5pFkb
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. i9D<jkc
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 6mV^akapv
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 fPq)Lx1'
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T l8`3`e
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ei(S&u<
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(10)for good 永远 RKy!=#;17
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. y#i` i
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 SLda>I(p7&
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Xo3@-D_c!c
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {_UOS8j7
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 e*M-y C
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 aUq2$lw1
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Dq+S'x~>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 5em*9Ko
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 e?+&2zMq
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~W-5-Nl{s
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。 5
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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 +h8`8k'}-2
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !Y10UmMu
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Rp0^Gwa
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C(kL=WD
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [F
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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。 g0#w
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 MH|R @g
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