(1)call the shots 做决断 #[Vk#BIiv8
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. aD8r:S\
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {siIRl2&
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. C@s;0-qL
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。 d<4q%y'X{
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(3)clown around 胡闹 i fbO<
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f}F
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Oe}6jcb6&
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(4) cook up 虚构 {V~Gr
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1\+d 5Q0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 S`GM#( t@_
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 C8.MoFfhe
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =qVD"Z]z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Qz/1^xy
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 0CRk&_ht
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. ~b.e9FhdA
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。 S4BU !
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 %QrpFE5V5
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. au 5qbP
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;p 'Ej'E
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ]pP [0S
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. yjxv D
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Gfn?1Kt{
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 itW~2#nJz
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4Fpu68y
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 }~`l!ApD
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(10)for good 永远 Yn }Ivg
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. " tUF,G(<
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 IF$*6
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 <v=T31aS
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. X6Hd%}*mN
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 g}=opw6z
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 \zPcnDB
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /{d5$(Y"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ==pGRauq
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 OJF41Z
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. S
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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 1WW`%
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. R
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 O}IRM|r"
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V,CVMbn/%N
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 IDpW5Dc
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >'X[*:Cx
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。 60 z =bd]
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 /
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