(1)call the shots 做决断 ])iw|`@dJ
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;J&9l
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作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 JWo).
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 fMZzR|_18
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `}|$eF&
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。 `as6IMqJD
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(3)clown around 胡闹 4]mAV\1
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }N%uQP#I
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。
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(4) cook up 虚构 W:* {7qJ
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 66%4p%#b4
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 \1mTKw)S
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Gfy9?sa
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. c},wW@SF2W
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 6P U]I+
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %Tm8sQ)1
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. ]iE)8X
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。 ISALR{Aq
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 \:|"qk
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. @w{"6xc%a
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 &JHqUVs^
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 '7(oCab"_
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *nc9u"
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 $KMxq=
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 fs;pX/:FR
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4NxI:d$&*
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ePxwN?
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(10)for good 永远 P2>Y0"bY
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )9'Zb`n
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 PWbi`qF)r
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 %"g; K
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3?:?dy(3z
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 D;QV`Z%I
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 85 <%L:EC
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /Ym!%11`
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >P[BwL]
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wS}Rl}#Oh?
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =?s0.(;
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。 ^{R.X:a
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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 c!HmZ]/
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. mH)th7
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 zPt0IB_j'
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %y_AT2A
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 F`U
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 q;#:nf"
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。 vQhi2J'
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。
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