(1)call the shots 做决断 kq=V4-a[
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. b5G}3)'w
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 zSEs?
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8~lIe:F-
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~ PWSo%W8
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。 xNK1h-t
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(3)clown around 胡闹 /u%h8!"R
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &MZ$j46
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 nlYR-.
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(4) cook up 虚构 M:KbD|
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. g7V8D
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 l_'[27
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 /cr}N%HZB
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :~Q!SL N
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 }R[#?ty;]
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 g>rp@M
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%ayI
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。 $rF=_D6
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 TL$EV>Nr
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 7hW+T7u?
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ._w8J"E5
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 [D-Q'"'A
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9^"b*&>P
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 g"s$}5{8:
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 9E2j!
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. acP+3u?r
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 aprm0:Q^
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(10)for good 永远 ?bZovRx
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \!vN
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 I:bD~Fb3
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 PWRy7d
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;8WZx
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 T{qTj6I
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Jj~EiA
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T9)nQ[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &cWjEx
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 1g##sSa6
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b`yZ|j'ikd
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。 SK1!thQy
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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 e^4 p%
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. sDr/k`>
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? =S '%`] f?
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 6qN~/TnHZ
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. fO'Wj`&a
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 0]QRsVz+
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y@2epY?{
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。 j'[m:/
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 gBT2)2]
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