(1)call the shots 做决断 pbKmFweq
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {n>.Y-=
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Fepsa;\sU
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @Yt394gA%\
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <IWg]AJT:
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。 bR3Crz(9G
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(3)clown around 胡闹 x((u
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Wm1dFf.>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 l|+$4 Nb2
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(4) cook up 虚构 $j,$O>V
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. f5//?ek
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 a)lCp
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 \i?bt0 bM
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2RZa}
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 wMkHx3XD
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 a6zWg7 PN
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. RQ0^
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 -e$ T}3IV
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Qz=e'H
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 4wv0~T$;x
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 =zH)R0!eG
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. F
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 )z&C&Gqz
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 WCY._H>|
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8'E7Uj
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 sI6*.nR
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(10)for good 永远 X\BFvSv8C
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. N5W!(h)
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 gb!0%*
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 '-(Z.e~e
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "KF]s.
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !pj&