(1)call the shots 做决断 y9=t;qH@|
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @;g`+:=
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 $ 9S>I'
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !?S5IGLOj
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2;3x,<Cg
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。 4u@yJ?U
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(3)clown around 胡闹 CM`x>J
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W]} #\\$z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 !}z%#$
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(4) cook up 虚构 jM6uT'Io
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <m~T>Ql1
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Lr K9F^c
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 j@%K*Gb`
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <+ -V5O^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 b$;HI7)/K
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 0Ei\VVK>
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. jK&
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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。 zG&WWc`K
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 _K
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. _Jf J%YXy
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 HR/k{"8W4Q
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 R1]v}f_I"
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .t"n]X i
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 SIKk|I)
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ( 1QdZD|
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y9z:xE
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 FCsyKdM
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(10)for good 永远 aL_;`@4
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. BsoFQw4$9
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !Ei Ze.K
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ucIVVT(u
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *Y|lO
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 gJWlWVeq$
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 (.jO:#eE%
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. B`'}&6jr.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ZwY`x')
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (hD X4;4
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .#:@cP~v
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。 b;&Yw-\nZ;
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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 \?5[RR
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. V^/h;/!^
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 s5_1}KKCs
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. VfJX<e=k
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 S[\cT:{OE
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 #/&q
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。 (
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 +ik N) D
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