(1)call the shots 做决断 CINC1Ll_24
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X'.*I])
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 OpxJiu=W
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Pef$-3aP>E
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. tP0!TkTo9
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。 -/gAb<=
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(3)clown around 胡闹
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [zc8f
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 |!\5nix3A>
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(4) cook up 虚构 sq1v._^s
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. bYB:Fe=2
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 boWaH}?0'
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 YCS8qEP&
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. : ?J0e4.]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ODE^;:z !
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 tk~<tqMq
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. r E<Ou"
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。 v]e6CZwo
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ^rIe"Kx
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 6Cz%i6)
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 qTi%].F"G
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 026|u|R
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. g*[DyIm
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 <WGx
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 C|H/x\?zRv
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &HIG776
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 !K5D:x
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(10)for good 永远 V/CZcMY_
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. }`*DMI;-
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Q~S3d
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 j%@wQVxq
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QZ^P2==x
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 c</u]TD
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 iQj2aK Gs
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. mb_~
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1 wB2:o<
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <|R`N)AV;
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. DP<[Uz&
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。 'awZ-$#
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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 -/z #?J\
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. jpI=B
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 6i.!C5YX]
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. "E/UNE6P4
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 [ yf&]0
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "2a&G3}t"
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。 9]^ CDL
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 P]wCC`qi
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