(1)call the shots 做决断 Nyqm0C6m^
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. JcVq%~{M
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 #1bgV
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 '/
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :M[E-j;
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。 0RSa{iS*A
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(3)clown around 胡闹 #!D5DK@+
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. wD,F=O
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 WNYLQ=;
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(4) cook up 虚构 (kuZS4Af
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. My`%gP~%g
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 }t-r:R$,
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. N~ozyIP,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 -5ec8m8
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6HqK%(
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. L2h+[f
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 99:L#0!.W
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 )eV40l$
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. w9PY^U.Y3e
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 v/haUPWF\
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 pq&c]8H
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _INUJc
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 TnaIRJ\B
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Fszk?0T
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. B&$89]gs|
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 5Q}@Y3 i=
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(10)for good 永远 d?P
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0Yjy
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 &4[iC/}
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Bm7GU`j"
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QE}@|H9xs
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 '} kq@
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 O&s6blD11
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X>6a@$Mx P
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _#F'rl6'
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 qpeK><o
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *3K"Kc2
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。 ~GeYB6F
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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 FS}z_G|4]
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +J4t0x
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? %dU}GYL_
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 N9ufTlq
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~z}au"k
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !T{g& f
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )pLq^j
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。 >`uS NY"tO
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 !tdfTf$
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