(1)call the shots 做决断 S,C c0)j>
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @ ;@~=w
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ]%I\FefT
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FZ}^)u}o
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. K2e68GU
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。 4DDBf j
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(3)clown around 胡闹 XZ{rKf2
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. CJh,-w{wJ"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 /}2Y-GOU
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(4) cook up 虚构 4!OGNr$V@
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. pEz^z9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 wfe4b
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ~\2%h
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r~JGs?GH
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 )t3`O$J
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %~k>$(u6
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. mA$86 X_
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。 1=5HQ~|[TO
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 si)>:e
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. \2=I//YF
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 m&b1H9ymd
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 "f<gZsb
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. R2?s
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 )ii aT~
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ,?Ie!r$6
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. l5=ih9u
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 bcvm]aPu
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(10)for good 永远 ^|zag
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. qy.$5-e:[9
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 UCjx
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 iLJ@oM;2
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. z;P#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 F!g1.49""
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 v0!|TI3s
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !hM`Oe`S
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }aVzr}!
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Y 'm;xA
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]\ !ka/%
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 /*>}y$
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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 9xj }<WM
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @[?ZwzY:9
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? j0X^,ot@m
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Z3YKG{g
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. kaQNcMcq
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 boCi*]
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 5@r6'Z
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。 u-y?i`
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 +ctU7
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