(1)call the shots 做决断 l>gI&1)%
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &3F}6W6A
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 J_;N:7'p
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @ V08U!
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. mR\`DltoV
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。 U[L9*=P;
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Pi,QHb`>
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?[<Tx-L
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 GZS1zTwBL
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(4) cook up 虚构 HoV^Y6
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. hz;|NW{u
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^D^4
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 _=ua6}Xp
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. NN0$}ac p
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 G22NQ~w8
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ETp%s{8
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 73{'kK
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 l`kWz5[~
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. O }9KJU
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 3nT
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 3lV^B[$
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D=:04V}2+
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 [E#UGJ@
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 1/p*tZP8i
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^c~)/F/cF
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^pn(=4
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(10)for good 永远 e8YMX&0%
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ]9}HEu;1M
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $$:ZX
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 I^o!n5VM
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 v]__%_
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ~Lc066bLeq
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. PtqJ*Z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Sq:0w
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 qfcYE=
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Xl@cHO=i
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。 ?g!V!VS2
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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 eNiaM6(J
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. bc
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你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 6_N(;6kx(
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 0Z{j>=$
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^5r9 5
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 e.c3nKXZ q
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。 L@JOGCYy
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 t4?DpE
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