(1)call the shots 做决断 NL})_.Og
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kYxb@Zn=|
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 *G{%]\s?
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =ytB\e
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. '\[o>n2
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。 kNX"Vo]1
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(3)clown around 胡闹 !P*1^8b`f
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E;l|I
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 [qhQj\cK
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(4) cook up 虚构 \Y[
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $4yv)6G
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 v?Q|;<
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 OLAwRha
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2t h\%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 rDNz<{evj
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _*b1]<
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. g(d9=xq@k
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 /rsr|`#
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 k(n{$
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. &m=Xg(G~c
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 }{Y)[w#R
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 $+` YP
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. b-}nv`9C
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 #BQ7rF7CNE
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 2#z 6= M~A
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y9rW_m@B
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 lWj|7
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(10)for good 永远 K/;FP'.
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. -!E ))|A
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 g?V>+oMx
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 w9D<^(_}/
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. FYIzMp.4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 v,t&t9}/
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 2ye^mJ17
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. w3lR8R]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (P;z*
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 e(/~;"r{
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. l"%|VWZ{iq
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。 -^=sxi,V
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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 oY@4G)5
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9z9z:PU
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? rM6^pzxe
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 K5U=%z
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0RY{y n3
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 JZ6{W
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 VO ^[7Y
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。 YDBQ6X
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ^p#f B4z
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