(1)call the shots 做决断 brA#p>4]Wf
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kGD_w
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8R*;8y_
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -m@c{&r
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。 Qxz[
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(3)clown around 胡闹 m[}P
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. v_XN).f;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 P}4&J ^
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(4) cook up 虚构 h,{Q%sqO
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. | In{5Ek
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 l\Ozy
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 G!j 9D
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r~,y3L6ic
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 /V,xSK9.&
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,1ev2T
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. .RpJZ[E
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。 Xmr}$<<=
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 jC&fnt,O
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Ql{#dcRx
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 r<0E[~
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 {N~mDUoJ|
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. TKnWhB/J
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ndD>Oc}"3
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 u
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. JwMRquQv
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @V:K]M 5
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(10)for good 永远 h@`Rk
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. O=A R`r# u
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 q=3>ij{v
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Mqr]e#"o
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. yx8G9SO?
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 d[t0K]
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Q# hRnM
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6Rfv3
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !` 1h *}
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 K e4oLF2
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. oB 1Qw'J
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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。 w>2lG3H<
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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 :lai0>
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2E40&
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 =>'8<"M5z
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `sm Cfh}j6
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ]\yB,
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 CzV;{[?~;
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。 z#+WK|a
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 7(2}Vs!5
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