(1)call the shots 做决断 $=GZ"%ED
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :kDHwYv$
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 1[vmK,N=E
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 w;(`!^xv
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wZm=h8d
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。 ggUJ -M'2h
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(3)clown around 胡闹 0g@
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. c91rc>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 5M2G ;o
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(4) cook up 虚构 S5Q$dAL
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {uRnZ/m
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 YRYAQj/7
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ^L(}c O
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;$\d^i{N
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 /CAi%UH,F
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 X|F([,o
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. 'o2x7~C@
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。 bqxbOQd
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 }w&+H28.#
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. t YmR<^
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?2;r#)
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 7)NQK9~
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. q8;WHfGf
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 .4"9o%
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 KF|<A@V
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. AopCxaJ`
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ui,#AZQ#{4
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(10)for good 永远 EwcN$Ma
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. PYl(~Vac
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 W,iSN}
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 (ROurq"
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Y
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 [}|-%4s
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 42?X)n>
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. I%43rdoPe
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 tdn[]|=
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;N4b~k)
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [{ak&{R,9{
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。 #k1%}k=
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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 gd6We)&
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. L\8tqy.
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ~\c]!%)o
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 X 5LI
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z./M^7v?
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ;6I{7[
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0sq1SHI{
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。 h1Ca9Z_
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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%Dcp
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