(1)call the shots 做决断 `61VP-r
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. UOT~L4G
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 6TlkPM$~2
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 <b{Le{QJ*
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }m\
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 a:H}c9$%
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(3)clown around 胡闹 +.b~2K1
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. gj$gqO`B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 #0hX)7(j
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(4) cook up 虚构 \7jcZ~FBX%
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. X];a(7+2
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 y85GKysT
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 s
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. oC^-" (#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 rM_8piD
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 : ,LX3,
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 3:dQN;=
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 gV$Lfkz
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 & i)p^AmM
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Cp_"PvTmT
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 V:2|l!l*
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 OAc+LdT
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r}pYm'e
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 pc:~_6S
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 [1G4he%
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. DLJu%5F
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 rP^2MH"
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(10)for good 永远 5lVDYmh
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. coyy T
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Wd3/Y/MD
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 GwxfnCKi9
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. _u]Wr%D@
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Ym2![FC1
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 YDz:;Sp\
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 87r#;ND
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 nhiCV>@y
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 X3<<f`X
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ycn*aR2
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。 n;/yo~RR
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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 qIuY2b`6
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. s{'r'`z.
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ,M5zhp$
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 8! pfy"
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. j@&F[ r
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 1vx:`2 A4
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |J?KHI
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。 cK1r9ED|
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 H+;>>|+:~
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