(1)call the shots 做决断 u<VR;p:y
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. DRDn;j
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,P%a0\
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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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。 MO_-7,.y
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(3)clown around 胡闹 AHo4%
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. IL]Js W
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Y<]A5cm
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(4) cook up 虚构 ^$N}[1
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Jq5](F!z
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 CeZ+!-lG
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 !kTI@103Wd
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^$!H|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 SHAC(3o/e
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `|rr<Tsy\
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. Knjg`f
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。 Vx~N`|yY
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 [T6MaP?
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. _Nx#)(x
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 * NB:"1x
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 %>mB"Y,
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Zv"qA
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 3d>3f3D8;
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 aANzL
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. mdB~~j
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 KE_GC ;bQ
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(10)for good 永远 h{Zd, 9H
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. j1sgvh]D
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 6p}dl>T_y
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 {SOy-
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. V49[XX
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 "%?$BoJR0
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 rQ:+LVfXjA
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {Rv0@)P$
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'Cp]Q@]\
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Yo^9Y@WDW
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .zQ'}H1.C
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。 q(nPI
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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 ]T<\d-!CZN
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. GX@=b6#-
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? LV6BSQyQ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 : 6|nXL
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !=B=1th4
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 f.{/PL
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 c_Fz?R+f?K
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。 k "Qr
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Y2&hf6BE
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