(1)call the shots 做决断 %.r{+m
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. y<m{eDV7
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 VQZ3&]o
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 GfUIF]X
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. (sW:^0 p
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。 g.kpUs
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(3)clown around 胡闹 /R^HRzTO
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 l$z[Vh^UU<
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(4) cook up 虚构 7I/Sfmqy"O
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Bz_['7D
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 1.o-2:]E
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 >Gk<[0U
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +Q_X,gZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 fPiq
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 sRE$*^i
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. ];R5[%:5
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。 u'd+:uH
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 W:aAe%S
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. lN,b@;
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Y:^~KS=Uz
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ]}<.Y[!S
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !w[<?+%%n
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 0Tp?ED_
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 _c['_HC
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qRJg/~_h{
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 "z69jxXo
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(10)for good 永远 owCQ71Q
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. aP!a?xq
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 f?dNTfQ3mi
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 'AF2:T\
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #~Lh#@h
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 rnIv|q6@
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 mbsdiab#N
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Gs7mO
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Mw?nIIu(@
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -fj;9('YJ
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. CJJ 1aM
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。 @~ N: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 J@oGAa%3)
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. //JF$o=)D
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? fg8V6FS
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 9HLn_|yU
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ci+Pg9sS
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 76c4~IG#
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,M>W) TSH
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。 `V w9j,G
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Fw+JhIVP
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