(1)call the shots 做决断 OI^??joQ
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /
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作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;NMv>1fI
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 LUs)"ZAi|
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /9pN.E
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。 =fRC$
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(3)clown around 胡闹 &=^YN"=Z
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. pKtN$Fd
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 J8'1 ~$6
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(4) cook up 虚构 "hmLe(jo}
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. '@/1e\ -y
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -1{f(/
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 +0ALO%G;G"
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _`I}"`2H
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 X L3m#zW&
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Iq?n*P$
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. 2U|"]tpM&
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。 A`~R\j
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 )IVk4|
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. `# U<'$
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 u`CHM:<<?
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 )1f%kp#]
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. g`z;:ao
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 sWmqx$
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ,\?s=D{
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。 w@"Zjbs`
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(10)for good 永远 j8oX9
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6FYL},.R
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4.Q[Tu
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 {)iiu
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Kton$%Li
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 R$!]z(
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 e"UXG\8D
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. g:O/~L0Xb
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vz(=3C[
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [p'A?-
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. nuDu
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。 8[.&ca/[
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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 k.7!)jL7
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. q44vI
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? :@@`N_2?
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 mU(v9Jpf7
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. dWi<U4
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 *o5[P\'6
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Pl!E$
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。 ju5o).!bg
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 _xH<R
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