(1)call the shots 做决断 v\Y;)/!
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "sFdrXJ
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 +!POKr
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5q]u:
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. e:[Kp6J
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。 hk ./G'E
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(3)clown around 胡闹 *DkA$Eu3u
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,WOF)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Oe9{`~
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(4) cook up 虚构 d$r JW m5H
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. KHr8\qLH
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 _|8"&*T^
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (p} N9n$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ]CC=
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }VR&*UJE
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. M
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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。 -lL*WA`
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 QBto$!})
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 3|:uIoR{
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ](_(1
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 U7crbj;c)d
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. qw87B!D
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 O8u"Y0$*w
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 \g4\a?i
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &s/aJgJhp
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 |r-<t
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(10)for good 永远 `?JrC3
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #<'/sqL
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 N83RsL "}_
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 `ss]\46>
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3"[ KXzn
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 s*9tWSd
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 \yG_wZs
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f `Wfw3
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 tu!u9jVv
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 kj0A%q#'}
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Y_/Kd7,\~
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。 `MTOe1
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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 $E7yJ|p{
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. N_0&3PUSM
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? McsqMI6
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ^|sxbP
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. q=nMZVVlF(
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 E #ys-t 42
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 B8s|VI
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。 Olxb`x
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 {iQ<`,)Y
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