(1)call the shots 做决断 ZyUcL_
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. v"o"W[
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 OX]$Xdb2:
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~4{q
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "kyCY9)%
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 wS*r<zj
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(3)clown around 胡闹 =#V^t$
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &<BBPn@\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 4@
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(4) cook up 虚构 `|ie#L(:7/
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <#C,66k
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ][$I~nRf
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 z!"vez
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3}fOb
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 CLrX!JV>
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 U"k$qZ[
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. -+rzc&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。 W\~^*ny
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 V%oZT>T3
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 0hemXvv1
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 5[
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 k."p&
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ."$t&[;s
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 -eG~
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 G tI )O}
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. F}nwTras
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7Bp7d/R-
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(10)for good 永远 @(,1}3s
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !{lH*
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 XDemdMy$
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 T$%|=gq
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. y/Xs+ {x
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 al9wNtMT
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 )\akIA
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. l{k_;i!D
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'o-4'
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 tqGrhOt
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. JXB)'d0
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。 @j/2 $
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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 Y %"Ji[
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. j7~FR{:j
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? *jlIV$r_
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 5'} V`?S
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1F@j?)(
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 v-{g
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4Z)s8sD KW
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。 #CC5+
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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^c
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