(1)call the shots 做决断 tj' \tW+s'
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %Hu5K>ZNYp
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 VF+KR*
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 p?02C#p
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2R[:]-b
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。 wo3d#=
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ))qy;Q,
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C"y(5U)d
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 dn&s*
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(4) cook up 虚构 ,V7nzhA2
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. M`0V~P`^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 S;Fi?M
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 9=s<Ld
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ko!)s
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 u2tfF
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 y#`tgJ:
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. qv-8)MSr
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 F|`Hm
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 (O\)_#-D
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 zOJ%}
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )7hqJa-V
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Xu{1".\
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 &w\{TZ{
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .7J#_*NV
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 RTYvS5G
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(10)for good 永远 )Om*@;r(
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &s(^@OayE
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 P1!qbFDv8
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Zj(AJ* r
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vz&|J
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 5=-Q4d
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. yNPVOp*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 IW5,7.
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 e[1hz_v
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. nkPh,X\N0
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|{#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 /WcG{Wdp
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. w?L6!) oiz
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 aj='b.2)
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. g>%o #P7
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 8]c2r%J
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 G/E+L-N#`
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。 }:zE< bK
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 j^*dmX
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