(1)call the shots 做决断 d6~d)E
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Q=#!wWVP
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 i&JI"Dd7
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _sIr'sR~
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <}1GYeP
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。 P'oY+#
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(3)clown around 胡闹 C<N7zM wT
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Px?0)^"2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 WsR4)U/]v
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(4) cook up 虚构 ]0;,M
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G3de<?K.[V
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 eLk:">kj
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 D?r% Y
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $TavvO%#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 \D}$foHg
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 A|BN>?.t
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. WmZ,c_
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。 *5R91@xt
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 10$:^
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. @wa<nYd
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 qnf\K}
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 (.~'\@
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =B
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 j9 &0/
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Kg#s<# h
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :w:ql/?X
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [3io6XG x@
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(10)for good 永远 +!<{80w
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. jx8hh}C
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 gEnc;qb
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 _O"C`]]
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <W88;d33r=
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 $EPDa?$*
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 &A~(9IV
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^uIKwql
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %)j^>W5
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. d(6&kXK
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。 zK&J2P`
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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 u
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~,reS:9RZ
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? @wW)#!Mou
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 }3y Q*<
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. e}q!m(K]e-
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Zz56=ZX*_
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {;?bC'
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。 v{TISgZ
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 RUlJP
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