(1)call the shots 做决断 /@Ez" ?V2
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !tI=`Ml[
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 yc*<:(p
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 zu52 p4
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. CE{z-_{^
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。 D,k(~
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(3)clown around 胡闹 jRofG'
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. R4V \B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 HzE1r+3Q@
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(4) cook up 虚构 H6_xwuw:
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [!G)$<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 sYI~dU2H
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 p"KU7-BfvC
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. O:1DOUYXs
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 2
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?L=A2C\_-
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. )!cI|tovs
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。 W}>=JoN^J
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Gfv(w=rr?
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. On4w/L9L5
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 \k;U}Te<
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 }'lNi^"XL
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Q!K`e )R
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 uyFn}y62
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 NgHpIonC
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. vh
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Ivsb<qzG
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(10)for good 永远 J^fm~P>.
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. PPa^o8jd
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 +e'X;
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Y;,Hzmbs6w
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. l)Zs-V!M^\
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 NY@"&p'Q
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 j5\$[-';
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \X&
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 u?kD)5Nk
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 |z~LzSJv
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &3Tx@XhO
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。 x5OC;OQc
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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 O%-h&C3
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7 jjU
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? VFO\4:.
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 t+Z`n(>
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?U_9{}r
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~GG?GB
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 f7J,&<<5w
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 C0fmmI0z~
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