(1)call the shots 做决断 RndOm.TE
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. iEhDaC[e(b
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Yq;&F0paK
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s1=u{ET
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. '3%*U*I
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。 Oxn'bh6R0
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(3)clown around 胡闹 r}@< K
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. LW?2}`+
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 /nM*ljfB\
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(4) cook up 虚构 jr1Se9u D
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. b-b;7a\N
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }}s)
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 N7B}O*;
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. AzX(~Qc
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 `q1}6U/k
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 uN&M\(
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. =+Tsknq
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。 )`RZkCe
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ^z?=?%{
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. R7t
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 gD40y\9r
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 +2(PcJR~
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. YD+QX@
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 mg/]4)SF
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 B#4S/d{/
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `R ]&F$i(E
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 B)d@RAk
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(10)for good 永远 k7[)g]u
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 :O#gJob-%s
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?(M\:`G'
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [M2Dy{dh
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Ua!Odju*w
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 <v-92?
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "lb\c
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6!o/~I#
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 LQ|<3]
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ae3#>[]{
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。 kjfxjAS=m
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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 ri;r7Y9V9`
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. '4Y*-!9
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? |W/Hi^YE2
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 {.%0@{Y
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /iTH0@Kw;
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 N}1-2
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n/:Z{
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。 :'TX"E!
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ?##y`.+O
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