(1)call the shots 做决断 }&|S8:
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {oQ.y
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 hS(}<B{x!
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :2^j/
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 6yZ!K
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。 mhTi{t_fHM
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(3)clown around 胡闹 .KH3.v/c|
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. P")duv
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 %^1@c f?.
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(4) cook up 虚构 \Eqxmo
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. P,1[NW
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Z1u:OI@(
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. h,QC#Ak o
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 *2wFLh
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Lckb*/jV&
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. |j3fS[.$
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。 k4WUfL d
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 a
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. L#)F00/`
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 :v-&}?
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 w'uI~t4
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =/_tQR~
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 #|\w\MJamP
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 C9+`sFau@
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. g~,"C8-H
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 jN.'%5Q?H
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(10)for good 永远 yCk9Xc
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >;|~
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Ih_2")d
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~cHpA;x9<^
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;fg8,(SM^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 8#?jYhT7
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 rK^Sn7 U
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ShFC@)<lJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T4H/D^X|
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 J-Xw}|>@
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. QPL6cU$&R
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 d"h*yH@
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 i6)7)^nG
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. .&|Ivz6
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Id_?
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 *CsRO
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. bU3e*Er
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (~}P.?C8
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 AHg:`Wjv-
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 '!$g<= @
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ,\t:R1.
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