(1)call the shots 做决断 4\
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ? cU9~=
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 nR'!Ui
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "j-Z<F]]
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. y(/"DUx
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。 Kab"r_'
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(3)clown around 胡闹 KSkT6_<
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0N.B=j|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 :bt;DJ@
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(4) cook up 虚构 {2"8^;
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. J=?`~?Vbo
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 7u7`z%
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 e>z
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. B!{vSBq
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Z./$}tVUG
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 E;m]RtvH
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. VRden>vKN
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。 CqK&J
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 iY@wg 8ry
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. S&(MR%".
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 $>^DkrOd
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 #o`y<1rN
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. i2.g}pM.A
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 LB9D6,*t
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 IBfLb(I
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. jlaU3qXL
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 EHI%QT
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(10)for good 永远 VPOzt7:
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. h[eC i
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 C7PVJnY0
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 iM
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3XykIj1
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =Q+i(UGHi
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 aE aU_f/
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 'NaNh0y
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 zD}@QoB
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 T0HNld
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. gR5
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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。 jGm`Qg{<
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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 `G/%U~
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. aMv?D(Meb
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? zEM c)
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 8M6
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M~/Pk7CC
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 b"4'*<=au
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t+9[ki
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。 -d-vzri
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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%,Vplb
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