(1)call the shots 做决断 'W>Bz,M6yo
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {N1Ss|6
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 , f9V`Pz)
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3qOq:ZkQ
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。 *KNj5>6=
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Eyi^N0
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }[ LME Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 x*td
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(4) cook up 虚构 D QO~<E6c
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %T@ 3-V_
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 z{:T~s
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 q[p+OpA
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2RXU75VY
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 y1R53u`;L
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z%cq%P8g
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. ipU,.@~#
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。
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 4_qd5K+n"
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. p12'^i |
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ,]HH%/h
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 |9>?{
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. y ,][
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 w$I<WS{J:Z
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ?K,xxH
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =^ur@E
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 o,l 3j|1
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(10)for good 永远 ;M{@|z[Nv
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *L_ +rJj,
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^q``f%Xt
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 H]e%8w))0
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <aps)vF
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 4+&4
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 s))L^|6
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W rvSYqN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 g/H:`J
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 t(3<w)r2
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. S[!sJ-rG
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 4o7(cP
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J9s4lsea
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ZDhl$m[m
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V+Tu{fFF7E
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 s (hJ *
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 zDD1EycH
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。 _P:}]5-|
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 F s{}bQyQ
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