(1)call the shots 做决断 oDGBC
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <Oy2JjY
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 y\dx \
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 zhyf}Ta'
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2j1HN
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。 4e?c W&
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(3)clown around 胡闹 eQqCRXx
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. VjZb\
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 #ZHKq7
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(4) cook up 虚构 ``kesz
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. '}F9f?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 K;TTGK
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 >}u#KBedE
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m&s;zQ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 gs~u8"B
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (?.h<v1}
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. EvA8<o
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。 " ;\EU4R
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 &@PAv5iNf
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. iA'p!l|P
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 'p%w_VbI
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 YC*`n3D|'
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !Uhc jfq`e
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 X-j<fX_
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 CdtwR0
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^6!8)7b
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Lr`Gyl62
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(10)for good 永远 -W|~YK7e
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [[ }ukG4
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 -,$:^4
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 1 Va@w
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. li}>xDSQ4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 *r6v9
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 J %E0Wd
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. clIn}wQ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 X{h[
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;N
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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. 9HlM0qE5b
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。 M IU B]
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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 owO&[D/
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. p\]rxtm
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 1}CJ&
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 P>|sCF
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~k ]$J|}za
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 8,B#W#*{
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~BXy)IB6
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。 ?.nD!S@
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ,awkL
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