(1)call the shots 做决断 jP0TyhM
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 7z&$\qu2
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 mi7~(V>
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 v T
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. W`P>vK@=
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 :."6 g)T
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(3)clown around 胡闹 mxu !$wx
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2[j`bYNe
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 lA;qFXaN>
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(4) cook up 虚构 :6u.\u
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ]"?<y s
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 /1D.Ud^
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 5sj$XA?5
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M ac?HI
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 \zwm:@lG
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 U_.}V
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. m8G/;V[x
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 \rO!lvX
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 f! )yE`4-
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 'm"Ez'sS
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 a#x@e?GvI
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Zz]/4 4t
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]0SqLe
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 )>^ Ge9d]
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. fC[~X[H
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 baL<|&
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(10)for good 永远 om=kA"&&Q
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Y7 K2@257
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }n#$p{e$i
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 /[ft{:#&t
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. -v|lM8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `2^(Ss#)
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 N3a ]!4Y\
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. NS TO\36
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 LyR<cd$W
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 X?JtEQ~>
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?YDMl
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。 }W[=O:p
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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 s8qpK; O
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. PlT_]p
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Ke]'RfO\
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 $fT#Wva-\d
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0>e]i[P.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 %nE%^Enw
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 yX%> %#$
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。 8<KC-|y.
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 /F''4%S?E
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