(1)call the shots 做决断 ,d {"m)r<
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3 yB!M
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 `a2n:F
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1fZ(l"
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. u)~C;f)
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。 zc;|fHW~O
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. rv|)n>m
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ]{ntt}3G,
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(4) cook up 虚构 <psZQdH
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. .n~M(59
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 -}KC=,]vh
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %@6}GmK^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 jW
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3GUZ;jdn
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. 3 U7*>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。 T>NDSami
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 !;KCU^9
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ;,?KI$K
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 t},/}b
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 j4cwI90=
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 2(#7[mgPI
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 .~l=zu
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 a_'2V;
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. //s:5S<Z
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 !X;1 }
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(10)for good 永远 Wwr;-Qa}g
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w tiny,6
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d'G0m9u2
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Bg|5KOnd
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Aj+2;]M
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 V 7Ek-2M
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 SAyufLEv,
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V0P>YQq9s
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 cT!\{~
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 F*3j.lI
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. p(/dBt[3k
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。 'a\%L:`
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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\0~#(z?.
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f7X6fr<
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 $Z\.-QE\
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. FXi{87F2
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Jc|6&
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7aQc=^vaZ
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。 +h r@#n4A
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 &GB:|I'%7
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