(1)call the shots 做决断 jo 7Hyw!g
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Si#"Wn?|
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 >|l;*Kw,/P
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ??|d=4g\
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ivz+Jjw
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。 ((Vj]I%
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(3)clown around 胡闹 E)KB@f<g*
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f:_=5e
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 #^5a\XJb
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(4) cook up 虚构 [NQmL=l
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9T8|y]0F
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ;): 8yBMk
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Ty`-r5
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >pgQb9
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 "sFW~Y
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \\Y,?x_0T
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. gb.f%rlZ`
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{H17]W
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 M%7`8KQ
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. $-m@KB
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 9uuta4&uI
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 oR-O~_)U
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /0Z|+L9Jo
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 zl0;84:H
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 zx
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. q]F4Lq(
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 EYA/CI
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(10)for good 永远 MzG5u<D
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1v;'d1Hg;
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^Y$QR]
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. pI
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ^&C&~}Zv
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %_>Tcm=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1#/6r :
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [6O04"6K
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,Qat
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。 ,oBlJvm
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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 DLU[<!C
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5(423"(y
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 DG3[^B
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. cvhlRI%6
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 FH4u$g+
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。 a|U}Ammr
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ]y.Rg{iv
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