(1)call the shots 做决断 ^t*+hFEI
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 83412@&
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Ke&lGf"5
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2^ ^;Q:
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ,b-wo
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。 k]qZOO}
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(3)clown around 胡闹 &VY;Al
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N>/*)Frt
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 [YHvyfk~_
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(4) cook up 虚构 eG"iJ%I
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. q&<#)#+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 /quf'CV}
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 H'q&1^w)
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Dr6Br<yi
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 q)G*"
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _xl#1>G^J
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. [l-zU}u&v
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。 ,^26.p$
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 yx{Ac|<mR
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. UciWrwE
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 8kW9.
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D8m?`^Zz
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 E;VB oN [
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 qt^%jIv
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $C9<{zX
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Co[[6pt~
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(10)for good 永远 3 [SN[faS
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2}$Vi$
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 c`doR(oZ
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 >B8)Wb:
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. jph~g*Z
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 AN^ ,
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Wn0r[h5t
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <Ks?g=K-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 eb9qg.9Z
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 u%XFFt5
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *9j9=N?
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。 *uA?}XEfi
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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 g?`D8
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. II>X6
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? xBgf)'W_Z
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 A'[A!NL%
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M? [lpH3
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 JO :m:
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 rt^z#2$
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。 *ivbk /8
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ,J}lyvkd
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