(1)call the shots 做决断 'oTcx Jx
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. VzpPopD,QW
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 5 v~Y>
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 n<CJx+U
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )QTk5zt
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。 xn@?CP`-y
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(3)clown around 胡闹 hC]c
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. jjvm<;lv
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 .,,?[TI
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(4) cook up 虚构 Sct-,K%i
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `Dh %c%j)
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 N>Y`>5
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 f\~e&`PV
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. D{.%Dr?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 @D"#B@j
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %8$JL=c
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ^i-%FY_i5}
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 yL.si)h(p
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 WGG|d)'@
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. B0 q![
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 8t}=?:B+{
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 l$,l3
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *&UVr
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 y%TR2CvT
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 <l wI| <
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. q9WdJ!-^X
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 RO wbzA)]r
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(10)for good 永远 >Fx$Rty
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8<!qT1
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 bq[Q
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 o;];ng
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. r.i.w0B(
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 4C01=,6ye
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 &%qD Som3
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. e,~c~Db*
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 o,\%c"mC
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. mu"]B]
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 .j}u'!LKul
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 nQ$N(2<Fe
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. U%k e5uwP
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? mZ/B:)_
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 :jp?FF^j;
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?783LBe
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 hD>:WJ
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 QV .A.DK
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。 &@+K%qW[e
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ^Y'J0v2
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