(1)call the shots 做决断 P1!qbFDv8
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <|HV. O/!
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 _T60;ZI+^
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 u* eV@KK!
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {FI&^39
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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。 +L$Xv
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(3)clown around 胡闹 fuW\bo3
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. +w`2kv
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 { qk1_yP
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(4) cook up 虚构 Lj({[H7D!
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. cZ,b?I"Q%
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 KYm0@O>;
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 A`%k:@
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 70d 1ReQ
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
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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。 E_rI?t^
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 >>r(/81S
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. `v!urE/gg%
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 mY|)KJ
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. NWESP U):w
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 J3V=
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 5vQHhwO50k
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. au(D66VO
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 P;.W+WN
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(10)for good 永远 tU5zF.%
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gx/,)> E.
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 QE+g
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Pbn*_/H
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )u&|_&g{}J
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 t.y2ff<[U
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 }0*@fO
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. df +l%9@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 oSKXt}sh
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $99n&t$Y
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }"H,h)T
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。 .hb:s,0mP
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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 Qy<P463A(l
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?zMHP#i
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 y14;%aQN
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. eQm1cgMdz
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 m9WDT
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :pY/-Cgv
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。 \:'/'^=#|
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 B]wk+8SMY.
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