(1)call the shots 做决断 KZg2`8F
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Ot47.z
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 S{l)hwlE
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 '/UT0{2;rS
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. UVlB=
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。 ,h1\PT9ULY
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(3)clown around 胡闹 (Ox&B+\v+v
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @:CM<+
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 cA4?[F
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(4) cook up 虚构 .F@Lx45
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. en{p<]H
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 bs\kb-\R
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 n[!QrEeR},
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3t+{~{Dj
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 M/.M~/~
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 KxKZC}4m
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. N{g7
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。 ,m`&J?
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 tx[;& ;
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. \,/ozfJ7dT
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 rG~W=!bj
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 9c}C<s`M
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. E<-W & a }
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 zP0<4E$M`
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 v7@"9Uw}
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. a"xRc
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 3,G|oR{D
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(10)for good 永远 m[y~-n
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .{ILeG
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ->51t
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 X:`=\D
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. bQI :N
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 /cdLMm:
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 9+m>|"F0
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <Tgubv+J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1&e8vVN
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8g{Mv#b%
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ygg+=@].@
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。 ;8vB7|54.
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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 UGM:'xa<T
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9=iMP~?xF
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? d!<>Fh^6,
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 oq|o"n)~
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. KQ9w>!N[
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 rC|nE=i
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 E%E`\mFD
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 %2D'NZS
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