(1)call the shots 做决断 15COwc*k
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^:BRbp37i
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~$`b{
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 kcle|B
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;1KhUf;&F
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 3;A1[E6K
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(3)clown around 胡闹 kQ +
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]zO]*d=m
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Xp'KQ1w)
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(4) cook up 虚构 N|DY)W
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. x{rt\OT
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 sb1/4u/W
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 vI-KH:r"{
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. MmX42;Pw
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 q~qig,$Y
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -Je+7#P1
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. rP'oUV_
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。 &+\wYa,
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 o}T]f(>}
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. m2;%|QE(
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 n}l Z
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 "783F:mPh
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Y !`H_Qo
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ]C!u~A\jq
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 !MbRI
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P5N"7/PfW
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 DT*/2TH*l
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(10)for good 永远 txi
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /fX]Yu
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ?}W:DGudZ
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ,yB-jk?
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D!:Qy@Zw
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 bc+'n
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 TqWvHZX
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ag3T[}L
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 B$\5=[U
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]Y3ALQr!
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }Iu 6]?|'
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 j#-74{Y$
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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 7QQnvoP
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. QPBf++|
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 [9w8oNg0
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3c6<JW
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 le*pd+> j
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -q-%)f
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。 k(T/ydrw
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 9;:Lf
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