(1)call the shots 做决断 n4Eqm33
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !l1ycQM
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 5oE!^bF?
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 NhA_dskvo
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3_+$x4%
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 Fm{`?!
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(3)clown around 胡闹 4F>?G{ci
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. gdyP,zMD7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 QBfsdu<@^
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(4) cook up 虚构 !&OybjQ
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Z'L}x6
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Y;WHjW(K
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ~Fd<d[b?
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. eZ~ZWb, %
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 rZv5>aEI
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L|[0&u!
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Gdf*x<T1
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 %rZJ#p[e)=
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 F2$Z4%x#
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. bC@9
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ' |>
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 (lY<\l
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^}4=pkJ;s
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 bl;C=n
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 o {bwWk7v6
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q(Dp116
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 L0HkmaH
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(10)for good 永远 &\, ZtaB
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. H%:~&_D
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 8'B
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 lC ^NhQi
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *?Sp9PixP
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 jI(}CT`g
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 )q48cQ
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?lYi![.o
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 b{o%`B*
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <e
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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. L-lDvc?5c
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。 7VdG6`TDR
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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 Dog Tj
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. v~N8H+!d
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 [p+6HF
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. mG!Rh
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 9?M><bBX
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >d&_e[j
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。 'W/E*O6BY
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 g
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