(1)call the shots 做决断 db:b%1hk:
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. mQBq-;
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 *@lNL=%R
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ZebXcT ,41
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. uh%%MhTjv
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。 ,IxAt&kN
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(3)clown around 胡闹 zuWj@YG\.
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. xj)*K%re
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 49~5U+x;
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(4) cook up 虚构 DIH.c7o
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ttb@98
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 p8Di9\}
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ($'rV!}
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Zgt, 'T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Miqu
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b~
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. q/Ba#?sen
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 MftW^7W-
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Q1IN@Db}y
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 6 DD^h:*>
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 /OK.n3Tt
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 (ta!4h,
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `&b8wF
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 xIf,1g@Cq9
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Z_D8}$!
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~K 8eRT
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .JZoZ.FAb
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(10)for good 永远 n`? j.
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )?joF)
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 l.\Fr+*ej
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ++F #Z(p
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 [#$ -kd~
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Pon 2!$
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pvQw+jX
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~;QO`I=0P
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 sbZ)z#Tr
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \/la`D
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。 ` QXO+'j4
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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 )\l}i%L:
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. a[]=*(AZI
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Cy4@\X%W
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 uDay||7^g
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 28C/^4
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 RlyF#X#7{
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 D3$PvX[f
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。 3bu VU&ap
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Yw"o_
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