(1)call the shots 做决断 ?sW}<8\
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >x1yFwX}-f
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 7fC:'1]G
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3Ct:AJeg
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 6 u 1|pX8
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。 G-TD9OgZ
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(3)clown around 胡闹 #l
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9DmFa5E
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Yw6uh4
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(4) cook up 虚构 hs*n?vxp3
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )SHB1U25{
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !mZWd'
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 G+t=+T2m
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. MJA;P7g
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 XE8%t=V!c$
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3*E]
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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. &W}6Xg(
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。 cEIs9;
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 TSH'OW !b
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. M0t9`Z9
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 #fDM{f0]R
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 i}O.,iH
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _`.Q7
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 3i#'osq
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 tC5>K9Ed
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (W.G&VSn)
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 yUN>mD-
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(10)for good 永远 s`|KT&r
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ovZ!}
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 M6j~`KSE
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 8v)iOPmDC
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7#7AK}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &@ ${@
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 7M~/[f7Z{
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %Iiu#- 'B
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 buDz]ec
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 J(SGa Hm@
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. * ).YU[i
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 TPYh<p#
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 @p@b6iLpO
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. iqFC~].)
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? KV! (
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 W^pf 1I8[
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. R+El/ya:6
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Y8h 96
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Yq'D-$@
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。 #8$"84&N.
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 S~>R}=
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