(1)call the shots 做决断 Q/y"W,H#
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. BU=;rz!;
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 wpV)y Q^
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +A%"_7L}
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. o8!uvl}:9
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。 WwAvR5jq
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(3)clown around 胡闹 3R)_'!R[B
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \>lDM
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ]mdO3P
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(4) cook up 虚构 [a!*m<
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. z!>ml3
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2YhtD A
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5sI9GC
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 #{x4s?
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 I`4k5KB;
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. m'YYkq(5%Z
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。 B0dv_'L}L
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. '
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 qJq!0F
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 2{I+H'w8:
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. rUWC=?Q
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ^<w3i?KPW
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Vk?US&1q}
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P-)`FB
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 }4XXNYH
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(10)for good 永远 B~7]x;8h
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. -'~61=PD
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 X\HP&;Wd
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Q5>]f/LD
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 87q~
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 k.Q4oyei
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 a
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8G?OZ47k#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 xn,I<dL39
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +hUz/G+3
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. U~s-'-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。 +?bjP6w_g
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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 WNWtQ2]
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &LDA=B
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Q/ ^a(
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 &.)ST0b4
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z%~rQa./$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \oy8)o/Gb
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8rpr10;U
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。 TT3\c,cs
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 #!R =h|
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