(1)call the shots 做决断 v'uQ'CiH
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. GC~::m~
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 E_?
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _+U`afV
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Pdv&X*KA
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。 x/ez=yd*l
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(3)clown around 胡闹 5HB4B <2
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. aaBBI S
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 S"dQ@r9
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(4) cook up 虚构 3jQ
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. I^o^@C
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 JO$0Z
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Y\rKw!u_!
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. eu~;G H
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 wZ\0<skU
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,PB?pp8C}
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. /w|YNDA]j
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 87-oR}/r
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 &CS= *)>$
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. \"Np'$4eu
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 P?I"y,_ p
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 :r\<DVj
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hAY_dM
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 [=iq4F'7
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 vt1!|2{
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v;OA hF r|
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 I;No++N0
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(10)for good 永远 3KqylC&.
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. zpY8w#b
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 g3y44GCV
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 hfY2pG9N
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @E}4LTB
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 _H-Lt{k
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;2U`?"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2JbCYCTC
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 O)hNHIF
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. f#!Ljjf$;
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。 8r~4iVwg
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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 {3l]/X3
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :/u
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你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? #jnb6v=5v
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 gG#M-2P
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. I!{5*~ 3
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 f\Qi()
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 V%"aU}
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。 }^=J]
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 #zfBNkk &@
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