(1)call the shots 做决断 6~(iLtd#
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. o,y{fv:ki
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 /\uW[mt
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6?jSe<4x
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. W#[3a4%m
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。 ZGWZ2>k
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ,HO@bCK
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. vn=0=(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 xHdv?69,
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(4) cook up 虚构 {nmBIk2v
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. x\XOtjJr
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 SSI('6Z/
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~Aq$GH4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 %L;'C
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?f[U8S}
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. nHi6$}
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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。 Ej64^*
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Jx1JtnyP@
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. c1Ta!p{%
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ns1@=f cO
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ,;wc$-Z!8
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. f)K1j{TZ
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 8a4&}^|
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 .9;wJ9Bw[
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5%Q[X
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(10)for good 永远 _-g?6q
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. u9%)_Q!14
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }7jg>3ng(
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Nt'u;0
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5hbQUF
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ^iq$zHbc0u
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +'!vm6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 x,SzZ)l-9
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )cy_d!
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h[O!kwE
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。 oLXQ#{([
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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 wz P")}[0
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "sf]I[a
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? `)W}4itm
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 $fE$j {
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A,T3%TE
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Sgt@G=_o
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 PiRbdl
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。 *?`:=
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ZdD]l*.\i
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