(1)call the shots 做决断 v2T2/y%
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0[;2dc
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;KeU f(tH
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 sD|l}f
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4S_ -9&z
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。 Xn7G2Yp
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(3)clown around 胡闹 c9(3z0!F?
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。 +v~xgUs
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(4) cook up 虚构 p/H.bG!z
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?gH[la
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 tUn>=>cWP
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 J<)qw
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !avol/*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 U82a]i0
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 R@e'=z[%1
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. kZ]H[\Fs
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。 7DB_Z/uU
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 {U4!sJSl1
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. w.qtSW6M+
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 BN/4O?jD9
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 i'~-\F!
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. k"wQ9=HP7
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 :]3X Ez
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 !_I1=yi
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. QcegT/vO
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ts]e M1;
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(10)for good 永远 W.wPy@yi
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r]B8\5|<d
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 `oRyw6Sko
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 sXLW';Fz
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >.:+|Br`
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 n@p]v*
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 F72#vS
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. d^=BXCoC
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >w,L= z=
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 C{)1#<`
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. C6+ 5G-Z
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。 ?%kgfw@)
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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 h>Kx
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. g[xoS\d
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? !2!~_*sGe
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 n Ja!&G&
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. MT6p@b5
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \PX4>/d@y
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 zLJ>)v$81
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 pwSgFc$z
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