(1)call the shots 做决断
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. AMqu}G
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 pAg;Rib
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "aNl2 T
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `K[:<p}
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。 {m5tgVi&
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(3)clown around 胡闹 dIv/.x/V
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6GzmzhX4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 x)<5f|j
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(4) cook up 虚构 /bA\O
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _@D}2
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 rXo2MX@u
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 1xK'T_[
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -k\7k2
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Y{y #us1
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2 cfzLW(
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. ]7kq@o/7
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。 ;cZ9C 1
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 aq3evm
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. |7WzTz
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 &|<~J(L;
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 vj0`[X
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. j}8IT
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Y.rHl4
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 G\h8j*o
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. QQ@, v@j5
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 G}i\UXFE
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(10)for good 永远 >VP\@xt(R[
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~Av]LW
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {B|U8j[
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 |
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. r5[om$|*
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 <Xw 6m$fr:
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 rBs7,h
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W"Dj+/uS
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (]j*)~=V
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Sw#Ez-X
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. x@.iDP@(
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。 XRs/gUT
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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 Szi4M&!K
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7=om /
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? x[nv+n ,
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