(1)call the shots 做决断 QfQ\a%cc
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. z8Q"%@
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 K`nJVc
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~E=\t9r
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -U>7
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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。 (tl}q3U
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(3)clown around 胡闹 .h;Se
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >&H~nGP.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 !U BVPR*
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(4) cook up 虚构 '5};M)w
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. b0a}ME&1
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 L8V3BH7B
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 5@XV6
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. S;A)C`X&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 mjEs5XCC"
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 o6?l/nJ
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. zH'2s-.bi
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。 +=8X8<Pu
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 /qxJgoa
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. k|O,1
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 H2Eb\v`#
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 P Tnac
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +zRh
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 H_X?dj15
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 \]Z&P,}w
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. St>`p-
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 hXX1<~k
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(10)for good 永远 4&N$: j<
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >IR$e=5$
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 n6d^>s9J
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 wO"GtVd
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. fW~*6ln
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 *?8RXer
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 j
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (5;D7zdA
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /R%^rz'w
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 yL"i
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #'>?:k
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。 +8UdvMN
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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 g 2'x#%ET
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. e~Hr(O+;e6
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? <F=Dj*]
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 xeB4r/6
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ZPF7m{S
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Ky&KF0
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 S\|^ULrH
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。 E&%jeR
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 5OB]x?4]
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