(1)call the shots 做决断 `44 }kkBT
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. J<27w3bs~p
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 W, -fnJk
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 aPH6R<G
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *c{X\!YBh
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。 Lju)q6
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(3)clown around 胡闹 vC|V8ea
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. fXfO9{E
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 rc ()Eo50
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(4) cook up 虚构 JoIh2P D
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. TW)~&;1l
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 H;k-@J
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 d%w#a3(
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Udl8?EVSz
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 au~}s |#
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *r|)@K|
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. = k7}[!T
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。 t
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Bkh1VAT
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. wbA<G&h~
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 =*Ru2
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 dp~] Wx
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. gK+/wTQ%
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 D5gDVulsh
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 sBV})8]KM
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m\xlSNW'q
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 q{E44
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(10)for good 永远 J_ y+.p-
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^j>w<ljzz
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 qr|v|Ejd~
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 @M_p3[c\
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `iT{H]po
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 #cdrobJ
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 6tKCY(#oO+
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ey ; 94n:<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Kg>ehn4S@
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {M&Vh]
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. LzE$z,
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 4t e QG
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 ~+OAAkJ9
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. io{\+%;b~
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? eemw
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 U\~9YX8
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. }X?M6;$)
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 <)am]+Lswy
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 BK;Gh0mp
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。 HJ^SqSm
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 7>,(QHl
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