(1)call the shots 做决断 m#8mU,7
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. YMm Fpy
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 =FdS'<GM
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 oBIKtS*L
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~9x$tb x-
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 6h;$^3x$
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ="Dmfy7
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. o3%+FWrVTS
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Fet>KacTht
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(4) cook up 虚构 H?O*
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. X;zy1ZH
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 [t ?ftS
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Riu0;U( \
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. V=1Y&y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ^bS&[+9E
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3O$Q>.0 w/
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. l$.C40v
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。 z`{Ld9W
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 7FfzMs[\e
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ]LNP"vi;
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Tpkm\_
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Q- j+#NGc
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -,}f6*
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 u'P@3'P
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 .pG_j]
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Hz+edMUL
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 u9}=g%TV
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(10)for good 永远 s6!aGZ
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3X%>xUI
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 hb[K.`g
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. c1!h;(&
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 F&I^bkvh
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 _f2(vWCW;J
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Smg,1,=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r1$
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 XG_lyx%:E
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ; v>2z!M
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。 c00a;=ji
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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 IQY\L@"
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ob-z-iDz
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? YV 2T$#7u
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 dsrzXmE0
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. wVV'9pw}
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 If2f7{b
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 M>8#is(pV
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 #t
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 s$| GVv1B
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