(1)call the shots 做决断 ^S<Y>Nm]
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Sz
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &A/]pi-\
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 0q
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。 wSL}`C gU
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(3)clown around 胡闹 G&SB-
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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(4) cook up 虚构 KM0ru
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 'c&Ed
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 T.F!+
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ~Gp[_ %K
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .<?GS{6
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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。 yF:1( 4
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Tb}4wLu
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. Rh2+=N<X
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。 OKZV{Gja
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 GMx&y2. Z
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ;>hO+Wo
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 `RT>}_j
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 qbr$>xH
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^6x%*/l|
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Hvauyx5T
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 G't$Qx,IC
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. EP&,MYI%E
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;O5zUl-`
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(10)for good 永远 5ta `%R_
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. HWAdhDZ
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 m@j?za9s
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ja'T+!k
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. CkC^'V)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Po;W'7"Po`
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 !TH)
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Kn{4;Xk\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 hag$GX'2k
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Gu,wF(x7A
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o[4}h:> dq
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 l4YbK np]
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 0o4XUW
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]m q|w
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 .LZ?S"z$w
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. h*a(_11
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ",t?8465y
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 sdrfsrNvB-
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。 ]cvwIc">
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 FUzzB94a
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