(1)call the shots 做决断 vfXNN F
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [gZR}E
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 rO{?.#~
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5v`lCu]
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ho[]03
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。 cq3Z}Cp
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(3)clown around 胡闹 bGy|T*@
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. nG{o$v_|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 5~im.XfiVx
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(4) cook up 虚构 :("@U,
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. oe3=QE
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 8|L@-F
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 J~oxqw}
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. WiQVZ{
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 o1*P|.`
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 xirq$sEl
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. L<B)BEE.
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/ eX7p1
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 $;~YgOVZ5
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. F;kKn:X L
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 )`ixT)
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 V\e1NS
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^,5%fl
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ~Cg7
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ;O{bF8U
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~ISY( &
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 :xbj&
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(10)for good 永远 ct
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Dsc0;7~6
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 njO~^Hl7
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 nD]MgT
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. y65lbl%Zn
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 h+&iWb3;
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 d<HO~+9
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. jAv3qMQA
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 u?g&(h
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 R?/xH=u>
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3hje
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 Gr)G-zE
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 j8PeO&n>
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4GG>n
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ^;9l3P{
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 mW+5I-~
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. XzqB=iX
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 JP5en
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 C]l)Pz$
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。 bmi",UZ:F
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 sDTw</@
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