(1)call the shots 做决断 eBD7 g-
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kEM5eY
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ZaCUc Px
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }&Eb {'
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4= VAJ
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。 !l7eB@O
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(3)clown around 胡闹 `-l,`7e'
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E7eOKNVC#
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 =YPvh]][
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(4) cook up 虚构 ")l_>y?
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UB3b
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 z 0;+.E!
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Rt$Q*`u
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #+2|ZfCn%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 rYnjQr2a
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 '_z#}P<
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. ~-+lZ4}
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。 %ZF6%m0S
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 HvWnPh1l
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Ns6Vf5T.
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 83*"58
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ZJotg*I
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8ODrW!o
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 mWUo:(U
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 O87Ptr8
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .\0PyV(
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 LoHL}1BG-
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(10)for good 永远 kan?2x
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^-3R+U- S
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 90%alG1>y
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 +jcg[|-'/
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,+0>p
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 *i[^-
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Nl_Sgyx,\
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. e[t+pnRh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &H!#jh\w
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Hu
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /J8'mCuC.
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。 '-F
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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 $7{V+>
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {1^9*
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ;Ry
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z.f~wAT@<
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 2}P<}-?6
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )-FQ_K%
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。 2M>Y3Q2Yv
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 sF?N vp
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