(1)call the shots 做决断 /MtmO$.
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. KSs1EmB
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^(JrOh'
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 x;[ . ZzQ
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. vYRY?~8 C
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 EA~xxKq
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(3)clown around 胡闹 -`'|z+V
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. o"JHB
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 +,spC`M6h
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(4) cook up 虚构 O: :FB.k
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. lfAy$qP"}
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3uYLA4[-B
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 =b%f@x_U1
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~m=GS[=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 CzV;{[?~;
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 QD.5oS
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. 0se%|Z|8
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。 -o+t&m
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 SAnr|<Y/
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. <qR$ `mLN
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 |va@&;#wf
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 u[qy1M0
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. k1D7=&i
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 D:9^^uVp
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 \y7?w*K
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?`TJ0("z"
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Mh`^-*c?
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(10)for good 永远 @zS/J,:v}
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. dFg&|Lp
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 EG\L]fmD
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 O5du3[2x7a
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^:?z7m
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 |6NvByc,
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Q+f|.0r
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. KeyKLkg>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 KdR\a&[MA
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 m@nGXl'!
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. UP-2{zb |?
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。 gS(JgN
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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 T2-x 1Sw_
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. leHKBu'd
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 4oF,;o+v\4
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 {;bec%pq0
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. TJ>YJD
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &h[)nD
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~(m6dPm$}m
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。 F4(;O7j9
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 !5+9~/;
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