(1)call the shots 做决断 zN;P_@U
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. VR1[-OE
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^~vM*.j~j
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <}'=@a
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。 5`:d$rv
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ,~1sZ`C
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x@/:{B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ?*
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(4) cook up 虚构 3OKs?i3A
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. f}*:wj
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 qP&:9eL
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Wb cm1I)
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =O8>[u;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 FIVC~LDd
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 X's<+hK&
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. u3,O)[qV
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 >mR8@kob<
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ~LOE^6C+~o
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. |</) 6r
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 79d(UG'O
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 q TN)2G
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. gVR]z9
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 H=f|X<8
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 wD{c$TJ?{F
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. es x/{j;<u
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 NW 2`)e'
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(10)for good 永远 V?wV*]c
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. NV9JMB{q
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 g|$;jQ\_
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 +`{OOp=
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7 [u>#8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w=rD8@
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 S7PWP<9
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. A%$~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $YcB=l
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9:VUtx#}2
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. x(eX.>o\
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ,R<9yEWm
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 09G47YkSy1
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7X/t2Vih@
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 0NC70+4L
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 A(
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. +s"6[\H1d
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 A 0k?$ko
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \I523$a
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。 xLOQu.
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 1nskf*Z
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