(1)call the shots 做决断 fC-^[Af)
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. cr/|dc'
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 D3K`b4YV
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {10ms_s
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. tS9m8(Hr%Q
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。
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(3)clown around 胡闹 z=fag'fzM
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -?]ltn9!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 lvN{R{7>
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(4) cook up 虚构 ;+jp,( 7
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. oF>GWstTR
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 E??%)q
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 FjydEV
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #<~f~{x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 F9<OKcXH
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [x)e6p)
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. OMZT\$9yT
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。 4tC_W!?$t
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 N<{`n;
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. BmM,vllO
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 esHiWHAC
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 q)~qd$yMS
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `u}x:f !
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 #.><A8J
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 nx4aGS"F:
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. \fhT#/0N
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 toWmm(7v
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(10)for good 永远 xHGoCFB
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n~ql]Ln
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 [v`4OQF/
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;1dz?'%V
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /'1y`j<
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 v<SEGv-
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 k$c
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. gctaarB&
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Cm4*sN.&)
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 F[u%t34'
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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。 V9VP"kD
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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 *p3P\ H^5
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. d.AjH9 jg
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 9yh@_~rZ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 `@M4THt
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. LC{hoq\
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 MT`gr
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。 @r ?`:&m0
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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|lI=Q3f
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