(1)call the shots 做决断 n(1')?"mA
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. jCioE
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ,HB2hHD
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 r X'*|]
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \3Pv# )
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。 7j$Pt8$
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(3)clown around 胡闹 S0d~.ah30
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2f>PO +4S{
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 }|\d+V2On
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(4) cook up 虚构 @{hd{>K*
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. h6_(?|:-(
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 7ZxaPkIu&%
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 6e,xDr
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;G |i^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 O`G/=/GZ
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 O.G'?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. d}'U?6ob
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。 QaIjLc~W
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 sRSz}]
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. NLS"eDm
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 #LlUxHv #
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 54lu2gD'
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. O.aG[wm8
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 r3E!dTDWq
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 x8Loyt_C
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q;11N7+
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^G&3sF}
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(10)for good 永远 N`iwC!
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,.iRnR
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 IV%zO+
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 <q*oV
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. XU!2YO)t;!
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ZkL8 e
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 k@zy
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W} WI; cI
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 E_Z{6&r
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8fA_p}wp
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. sn7AR88M;
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。 B9p?8.[
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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 4tL<q_
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5T sU Qc
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? fYKO J5f
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 mF` B#
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. n>@oBG)!
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 N0hE4t
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6'\6OsH
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。 /mo(_
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 {vAE:W.s
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