(1)call the shots 做决断 *XYp~b
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =&Tuh}
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 f<|*^+
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `ueOb
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]n"U])pJd
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。 Bu?Qyz2O
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(3)clown around 胡闹 >#gDk K
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. q"S,<I<f
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 IGlyx'\_
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(4) cook up 虚构 PRFl%M.H`
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^ZRZ0:rZ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 *DZ7,$LQ~D
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 |;d#k+/;
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -yBj7F|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ,q7FK z{
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F?cwIE\J
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. |B'4wF>
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 5v`lCu]
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ]|=`-)AP3
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. .=d40m
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 bGy|T*@
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 &N+`O)$
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. QP%Hwt]+
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 )^"V}z
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. D@ !r?E`
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 M&gi$Qs[E
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(10)for good 永远 ^K_FGE0ec
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. qK2jJ3)>
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 >LN*3&W
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 I3'UrKKO
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?UOaqcL
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `_i|\}tl
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 &
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9vwm
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 b?lRada{I
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 BIew\N
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ht/#d6cQ
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。 G`Z<a
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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 ]\oT({$6B
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. l?V#;
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? D]rYg'
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 +xsGa{`
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. }A;YM1^$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 a\oz-`ESa
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 aJF/y3
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。 ?9!9lSH6%
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 E?bv<L,"
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