(1)call the shots 做决断 gXzp$#
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :kMEL*
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Wdp?<U
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 vI)-Zz[3
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. J#L"kz
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 ag~4m5n*~
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(3)clown around 胡闹 IW1+^F9NEw
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?jDdF
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 R,'`
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(4) cook up 虚构 _#2AdhCu
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ecjjCt2S
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }RT#V8oc
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 FSp57W$
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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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。 m:{ws~
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *;]j#0
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. [l9iWs'M
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。 b}eBy
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 kOycS
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 9sR?aW^$,/
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 mV58&SZT
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 AzwG_XgM)
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Sjogv
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 pP`KI'aUN
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ;g
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. BRu/pyxG
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 mF|7:zSo
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(10)for good 永远 ELlTR/NW
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. GG KD8'j]
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /J-:?./
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 +}u{{
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Gl+Ql?|
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?3v Oc/2@
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 X9d~r_2&m<
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 e=]>TeqG0
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0."TSe83\
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w,'"2^Cwy
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。 Fa!6*K\
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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 BV9%|
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f8m%T%]f
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? cjd Z.jR2
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 DKcg
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \8 I>^4t'/
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ?2#v`Z=L;
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &?-LL{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。 7xmyjy%c
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ?-"%%#
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