(1)call the shots 做决断 XRTiC#6
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. S~>R}=
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 iz 0:
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Hzz v 6k
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X6BOB?
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。 j_h0hm]
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(3)clown around 胡闹 s{*bFA Z1F
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Z)f?X
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 {&a6<y#-
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(4) cook up 虚构 D=SjCmG
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. T:" .{h-i
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ">5$;{;2r
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 f`iDF+h<6
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !JBj%| !
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 G E? \Vm
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F,V|In
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. z6P~HF+&h
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 L#%)@
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 7GCxd#DJ
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. rM?
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 M@Ti$=
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Er
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7*
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 N( f0,
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 3#Iq5vT
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. YABi`;R]'
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 V9D q<y-y
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(10)for good 永远 !N!AO(Z
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )Cat$)I#,
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 qj4jM7
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 x&r f]R
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. lPrAx0m13%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >x6)AH.
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 4aW[`
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $/ $Hi U`.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6J">@+
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~=I:go
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. y0p\Gu;3j
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 fWb+08}C
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 +~= j3U
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Y/?z8g'p
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 3E0C$vKM
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7#SfuZ0@
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 x&"P^gh)
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }0f~hL24
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。 GDb Vy)&
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 \}X[0ct2!
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