(1)call the shots 做决断 n"~K",~P
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }`2+`w%uZ
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 u2':~h?l
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 wk=s3^
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <8h3)$
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。 Y{t}sO%A
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(3)clown around 胡闹 AXo)(\
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @P=n{-pIW
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 |\ C.il7
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(4) cook up 虚构 O!F"w!5@
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. e9CvdR
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 xKT;1(Mk
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 :19s=0
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. X&i" K'mV
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 %2?"x*A
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |>Pv2
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. u b@'(*
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。 / pGx!
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 mm
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ])zpx-
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Xs2B:`,hh
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 eW_EWVH
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "(a}}q 9-
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 `ih#>i_&
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ~ }G#ys\1
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Yp$@i20
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 hSk
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(10)for good 永远 fa/p
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. JNA_*3'
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4DGKZh'm"
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 q(5
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. u3PM 7z!~
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ZgzYXh2
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 L%.=SbmS
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. XfwH1n/o#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ZZ].h2=K
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ("J_< p
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &Qv%~dvW
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 u z:@
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 B=i%Z_r]w
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. O$Dj_R#
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? J]&nZud`
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 R9Y{kk0M
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .zdmUS:
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 pf_`{2.\uO
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 42
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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。 vLcOZ^iK
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 l{3ZN"`I
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