(1)call the shots 做决断 Q.9Ph
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?Rt1CDu
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 x0u?*5-t
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &ppE|[{
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7O8V1Tt
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。 -B *<Q[_
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(3)clown around 胡闹 R(2HYZ
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. y\)G7
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 us\%BxxI9
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(4) cook up 虚构 +EST58
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ol?z<53X]
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 HzD> -f
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 1H&?UP4=(
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. `z-H]fU
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 P~Te+ -jX}
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. ?AV&@EX2C
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%
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 PPwxk;
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ?418*tXd
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^MW\t4pZ
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 +CnyK(V
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _HWHQF7
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 HA^jk%53
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 JCw{ ?^F"
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #<a_: m)@
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 )(h&Q?
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(10)for good 永远 Y!++CMzU
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Y<p zy8z
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 1DEO3p
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 WF ?/GN
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. O`wYMng)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 qDby!^ryc
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 S2J#b"Y
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. CrnB{Z4L
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 G$;>ueM
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 X'V+^u@W
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. hlAR[ ]
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。 TK;\_yN
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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 //\ds71h
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. y#]}5gJ
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 98ca[.ui
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 K#GXpj
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |7rR99
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !(kX~S
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9 '2=
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。 =E;=+eqt
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 2Ryp@c&r^
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