(1)call the shots 做决断 UarU.~Uqi
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )x.}B4z
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 bQ-5uFe~$B
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -jB1tba
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =&*:)
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 9=&e5Oq}
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(3)clown around 胡闹 oZ1#.o{
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. L~1u?-zu
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 uQN8/Gy*J
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(4) cook up 虚构 %3e}YQe)
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. TB] %?L:
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -OpI,qyS
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ?)#dP8n
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2}u hPW+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 +dm&XW >
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 I)ub='+&;
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. p.q:vI$J
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。 B&0^3iKFi
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 *LeFI%
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. YzU(U_g$
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 cA"',N8!5
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ZLdvzH@'
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [~bfM6Jw
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 (veGztt
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 RqW
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lhTjG,U=
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 XOO!jnQu
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(10)for good 永远 bD<[OerG
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Q44Pg$jp
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]{Vq;
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 T#^
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. CU 2;m\Hc
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >2`)S{pBD
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 .]%PnJM9K
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. JxI}#iA
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 I,vy__sZ
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 xBd#
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !<]%V]5[_
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 XF(I$Mxl6
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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 bC?uyo"
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. qSj2=dlW
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? .pQH>;k]K
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Z}.N4 /
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ./mh9ax
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Ol:&cX3G
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 X>2_Gol!
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。 -WwFUm
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 /HgdTyR)
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