(1)call the shots 做决断 S)0bu(a`Z,
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. i7[CqObzc
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 &!{wbm@
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y^ gazr"
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %8T:r S
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。 F`ifHO
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(3)clown around 胡闹 nNIV(
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。 1a)NM#
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(4) cook up 虚构 "9-duDg
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =De%]]>
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 B(mxW8y
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 m%$z&<!
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. SPIYB/C
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ~$f+]7
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 u!%]?MSc
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. j$#pG
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 }}?L'Vby
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 XQ<2(}]4
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ^\cB&<h
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 +b]g;
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 `"M=Z Vk
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }Xs=x6Mj
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 +|Q8P?YD_
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 UUv&X+Y
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 FpfOxF6A3
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(10)for good 永远 ]}F_nc2L
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :gb7Py'C
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Mno4z/4{A
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 au574tj
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. A75IG4]
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 #:{PAt
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Gw3|"14
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. E$f.&<>T
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }MrRsvN
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 G F,/<R #
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kwK<?\D
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。 I2%{6g@
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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 +|Xx=1_?BK
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. uFb&WIo1
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 SwG:?T!"}
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {Rjj
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 'wLQ9o%=p|
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Z|uUE
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。 ~0|Hw.OK
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 a~7`;Ar
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