(1)call the shots 做决断 MF'$~gxo
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. YH%'t=
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作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 0DmMG
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 G_k~X"
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. I>[RqG
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 =|%Cu&
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(3)clown around 胡闹 pm\x~3jHs
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -"h;uDz|z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 :I:!BXQT$
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(4) cook up 虚构 ?kZTI (
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "9^j.
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 )6Ny1x+
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 2cq I[t@0
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &b?LP]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 `(f!*Ru@/z
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 j|/]#@Yr
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. <X7FMNr[
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。 5K<5kHpvJ{
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 MwR0@S}*
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ?I[8'
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 NyVnA
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ^H2-RBE#
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. z-LB^kc8oQ
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 :w<V
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 q*7zx_ o
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. yI ld75S`
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 p"FW&Q=PN
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(10)for good 永远 =ZDAeVz3w
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. sm\f0P!rv
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 +H9 >A0JF
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "ajjJ"x A
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `S2[5i
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 T.We: ,{
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. AjT%]9
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Xy@7y[s]
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *+\SyO
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h~p>re
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。 o4%y>d)
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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 >layJt
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0MkSf*
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? =Uj-^qcE
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 z j/!In
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~5 *5
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 g q}I[N
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 #SX8=f`K5
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。 .h&
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 baP^<w^
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