(1)call the shots 做决断 }j|YX&`p
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r?=3TAA
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~> 5
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 M[Mx
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. WizVw&Iv
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。 v'u}%FC
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ag"Nf-o/Y
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $WZHkV
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 O|0} m
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(4) cook up 虚构 604^~6
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :X#'ELo|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 vN`JP`IBx
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 rJc=&'{&)N
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Yj>ezFo
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 8\e8$y3
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 RJA#cv~f
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. WlnS.P\+E
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。 G'6f6i|<I@
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 =-n7/
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 6g%~~hX
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ,\0>d}eh!
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 bODyJ7=[
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <|4L+?_(&
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 #^bn~
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Oftjm
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]Kp -2KW
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 8jfEvwY
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(10)for good 永远 7>yb8/J
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 &%` 0&y
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 SI/p8 ^
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. \Gz
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >d5L4&r
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ]d50J@W
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (,2U?p
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 A>QAR)YP
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Zi ;7.P qL
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. G0pqiU6
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。 A=pyaU`aE
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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 6B`,^8Lp
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;&]oV`Ib
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? MnD^jcx
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 rd4mAX6@
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ' |
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 3"iJ/Hc}9
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 m[6c{$A/w
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。
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 |bv7N@?e
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