(1)call the shots 做决断 v/G)E_
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "lnI@t{o
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 2t}^8
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 H[J5A2b
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ., =\/ C<
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。 L|y9T{s
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(3)clown around 胡闹 H$)__V5I,q
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {^A,){uX]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 60XTdJkDkA
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(4) cook up 虚构 \J-}Dp\0b
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ]yV,lp
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 78h!D[6
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 J`'wprSBb
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. h=o%\F4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 #q9cjEd_7
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 XtftG7r9S
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. c.{t +OR
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。 j|w_BO 9
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 h
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. W8N__
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 s<'WTgy1i
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 t2hI^J0y
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <d~IdK'\x
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 8dlhL8#
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Xmv^O
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. "}^}3"/.
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \rSofn#c
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(10)for good 永远 \}:;kO4f
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6QX2&[qWS
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 |'!9mvt=
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 cNG`-+U'
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =y]FcxF
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !f01.Tq8
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 !)HB+yr
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W.7XShwd*2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 il~A(`+YO
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2@>#?c7
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. get$r5
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。 )~C+nb '6/
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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 ,jJbQIu#
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. WVdF/H
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? @XN*H- |
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 # 5b
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. i'MpS
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 V!zU4!@qP
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 eD)@: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。 :$^cY>o
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 &w{:
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