(1)call the shots 做决断 ,pM~Phmp
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4wjy)VD_
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 #tg,%*.s
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 UCG8=+t5T
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. '3TwrY?-
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。 H.*:+
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(3)clown around 胡闹 x)N$.7'9OJ
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7|% |w
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 i8iv{e2
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(4) cook up 虚构 "
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 'n4Ro|kA
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 'w3BSaJi
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Yv<'QC
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]L+YnZ?6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 F*m^AFjs
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 nGQc;p5;
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 8,B?!%FP
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 %IrR+f+H
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 p4mi\~Q
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 4wYD-MB
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 <Hd8Jd4f
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 [Jv0^"]
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "yaz!?O>
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 '!eg9}<
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 B7PkCS&X
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. gZA[Sq
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 MDV<[${
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(10)for good 永远 -#<6
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. T8<pb^#
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .5L|(B=H
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Yc~(Wue
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Z|3fhaT
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (-S<9u-r
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 O2i7w1t
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. gJa48 pi
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 NSe Huk
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Lx%*IE|c
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. SeuC7!q{
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。 +cH,2 ^&
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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 R[_Q}W'HG
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (~>uFH
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? C,;T/9
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 I=aoP}_
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 6/-]
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (rKyX:Vsy
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 J?6.yL;
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。 7Qdf#DG
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 %MG{KG=&o
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