(1)call the shots 做决断 "YivjHa7H
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &kP>qTI^p~
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 mWZVO,t$
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. A/9 w 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。 7JbN WN
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(3)clown around 胡闹 O?P6rXKr
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. FK->|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 74Lq!e3hMF
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(4) cook up 虚构 qu?D`29
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )9}z^+TH
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }RXm=ArN
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 "F=O
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _]B'C
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 m$]?Jq
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ur;8uv2o
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. (u *-(
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。 $ #CkI09
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 IyMKV$"
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. +ft?aB@
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 =h4XsV)rO
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 d35 ,[
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |',Gy\Sj
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 B7cXbUAQs
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 a4c~ThbI
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *edB3!!
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ondF
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(10)for good 永远 Uc.K6%iI
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \ZXH(N*>2t
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7Kfh:0Ihhy
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 9mr99tA
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }=NjFK_6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 lV3\5AEW
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 z`lDD
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <~'\~Z d+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [8<)^k
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %;GDg3L[p
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _Y=>^K]9K
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。 DvU(rr\p
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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 EiSS_Lc
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _E3*;
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? *U8Pjb1
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ]"^U
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. q* +}wP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 G >bQlZG
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >a[)F
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。 +Ibcc8Qud
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 5Osx__6 $t
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