(1)call the shots 做决断 yuq2)
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |sPUb;&~
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 E8b:MY
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^_G@a,
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. . MH;u3U
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。 )i$KrN6
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(3)clown around 胡闹 +W}6o3x~
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. VqnM>||
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 LHd9q^D
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(4) cook up 虚构 NbUbLzE
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. M. fA5rJ^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 IQQ QB
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 @ 3,:G$,
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ugS
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 &/-}`hIAT
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 i@#=Rxp
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. }sW%i#CV
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。 5b;~&N4~
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 yUEvva
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. !p{CsR8c
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;_p!20.(
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 WM9z~z'2a
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. EM,=R
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 CX#d9
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 w7b\?]}@
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #i=k-FA)H
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 |Jny0a/0
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(10)for good 永远 eR:C?v
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. sI6coe5n
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ,#K{+1z:
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 3U%kf<m=
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. R 0YWe
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 K#xL-
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 '>[Ut@lT;
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. arN=OB
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 zQaD&2 q
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s%^@@Dk
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. puox^
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。 2&XNT-Qm
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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 *1,4#8tB
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Q AX3*%h
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? heQyz|o
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 +P%k@w#<Z
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !TO+[g!
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 fw)Q1"|
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $0|`h)&
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。 )Bu#ln"
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 HYl~)O>
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