(1)call the shots 做决断 ww'B!Ml>F
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. d/YQ6oKU
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 h_g"F@
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Z hCjY
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )_?H BTG
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。 UCo<ie\V
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(3)clown around 胡闹 C?6q]k]r
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -:b<~S[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 2t=&h|6EW
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(4) cook up 虚构 {WeRFiQ?-
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 X3ZKN;
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 M,Lq4 bz
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. f.R;<V.)
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 R m2M
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 'p%w_VbI
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. =H}}dC<)
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。 YC*`n3D|'
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 X-j<fX_
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. y35e3
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 CdtwR0
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ~BBh 4t&
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %fh-x(4v
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Cth<x n(Q
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 bF +d_t
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .ffr2\'*
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 1 Va@w
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(10)for good 永远 wMM1Q/-#
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /5\{(=0
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 P rv=f@
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Kf6D$}
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S7R*R}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 UK[+I]I
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 z qd1G(tO
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. g+C~}M_7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 CY!H)6k
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7?
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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. mVT[:a3
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。 l@@qpaH
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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 L|A1bxt
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. K-@cn*6
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? /j\.~=,_
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 of`WP
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ]\3<UL
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 yv> 6u7
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 g{m~TVm'
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。 !zfV(&
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 O%Qz6R
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