(1)call the shots 做决断 -%]O-'
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. TRwlUC3hQ
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 B .p&,K
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +g_+JLQ
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;D^%)v/i
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。 V5y8VT=I
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(3)clown around 胡闹 p<1z!`!P
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }Z
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(4) cook up 虚构 wD|,G!8E2
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #L}YZ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 uGm~ Oo
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Bq~!_6fB
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {UpHHH:X#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 -<kl d+
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @xKLRw
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 K$
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。 4`lt 4L
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 }} cz95
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. E~?0Yrm F
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 "dfq
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 NNZ%jJy?=,
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ":E^&yQ
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 m+p}Qi8i)
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 [(v?Z`cX\
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. %2Q:+6)
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =;DmD?nZ
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(10)for good 永远 ,i>u>YNZ
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3-cCdn
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }ge~Nu>w
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 K*;e>{p
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. hn9'M!*:O
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w~J 7|8Y
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 oh+Q}Fa:
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 32!jF}qpD
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 V@gweci
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 mdxa^#w
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. p2T%Zl_
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。 % 1Y!|306
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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 / fBi9=}+
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. q{v:T}Q|A
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? D=}UKd
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 YXE?b@W"
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. X`km\\*
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6?y<F4
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。 >ZMB}pt`
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 M@$}Og
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