(1)call the shots 做决断 ;21D ^e
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. b
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作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^hLr9k
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2yA)SGri
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. U[wx){[|
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。 ~qinCIj
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ~0MpB~ {xd
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. um,f!ho-U
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 j_JY[sex
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(4) cook up 虚构 ggDT5hb
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4aO/^Hl
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =:rg1wo"c
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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. O`Tz^Q/D
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 a=2.Y?
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \_Bj"K
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. P j
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。 ]BO:*&O
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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. c}(H*VY2n
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 01r%K@ xX\
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 R XCn;nM4
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Znb={hh
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 $d*9]M4
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 3E*|^*
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (=j;rfvP
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ?i _ACKpw
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(10)for good 永远 %,\JTN|g|A
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. yd;e;Bb7*
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 #RlZxtx.O
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 T.da!!'B
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. v0DDim?cc
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 /p
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 '|[!I!WB`
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. UF+Qx/4h0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2>o[
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 n3iiW\
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. `*s:[k5k
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 G^.N$wcv
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Mq\=pxC@
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? hhU_kI
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 0GUJc}fgvN
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |Y
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 d"XZlEV
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 C5~~$7k0
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 ;FqmZjm
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 zM0}(5$m
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