(1)call the shots 做决断 !?BW_vY
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. rU;
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作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 *mf}bTiS
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &[NVP&9&U
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. pt=7~+r
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。 ^Lsc`<xC
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(3)clown around 胡闹 L&:M8xiA~$
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uAp
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 q|n97.vD
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(4) cook up 虚构 C}Rs[
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `ajx hp
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 h^['rmd
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 W=~id"XtJ
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. "w;08TX8
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 M_tj7Q3
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3|q2rA
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. /r>IV`n{
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。 e-~hS6p(
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Er`TryN|}
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. nARxn#<+
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 XQK^$Iq]V
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 fG<Dh z@
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9Kc0&?q@D
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 +VwV5iy[`
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 W|lH
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +z+F-
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 a4%`"
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(10)for good 永远 k - FB
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,(6)ghr
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }bZ
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 +IvNyj|
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "Lb fF
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 uH$oGY
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 kl| g
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. NK 8<=
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 jz|VF,l
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 HB%K|&!+
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7@JjjV
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。 vxb@9eb!H
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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 :
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. B@d1xjp)']
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? SK?I.
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 8IeI0f"l)
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V>6QPA^
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 [@ILc*2O
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 wXz\NGW
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。 X|,["Az
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ]Z=Ij
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