(1)call the shots 做决断 K6y :mJYp\
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Mb"J@5P[4
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 aqYa{hXio
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *o-.6OxZ$
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. gWrgnlq
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。 RZ6xdq}>
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(3)clown around 胡闹 F&])P-
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !(qsD+
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 t^`O{m<
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(4) cook up 虚构 df*5,NV'-*
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. iQ4);du
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 H(2!1?N+
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 GFfq+=se
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. o]Ol8I
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 D,;\o7V
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1mfs4
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. {*[\'!d--.
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。 994`ua+
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 9m|kgY# 4
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ]E_h
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 <WjF*x p
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 |?Frj
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. (
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 \
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 vy_D>tp
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. '7D,m
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^M%uV
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(10)for good 永远 0`)iIz
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @S|jC2^+h
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 H~GQ;PhRx
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Na$Is'F&p
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. b8$gx:aJ>$
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 F.-R r
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 GM<BO8Y.
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @mE)|.f
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 af#pR&4}
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %uJ<M-@r=u
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !lxTX
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。 CNQC^d\ h
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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 *.~6S3}
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. cC o`~7rE
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? +j(d| L\
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 p/JL9@:'
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =8r 0 (c
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >ELlnE8
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。 }"|"Q7H
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Dfps
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