(1)call the shots 做决断 K:[F%e
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. CI0C1/:@
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 9!\B6=r y4
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 OX7M8cmc+
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Yx%Hs5}8
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。 a$OE0zn`
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(3)clown around 胡闹 `UyG_;
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. '3tCH)s
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 FIhk@TKa
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(4) cook up 虚构 1<@W6@]
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *I.f1lz%*
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ORw,)l
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 WIxy}3_to
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. qS$Ox?Bw#u
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 (NU
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `5.'_3
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. Qx#"q '2
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。 ql{OETn#
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 %)W2H^
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. &)ChQZA
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 U(g:zae
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 D_*WYV
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. - % h.t+=U
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 :U%W%
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 8qTys8
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I"<\<^B<
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 _7L-<
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(10)for good 永远 *Kgks 4
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "?xHlYj@+
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 v>)"HL"XG
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 #OD/$f_
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,m:.-iy?
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 WPMSm<[
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 KL57#gV
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. h(_57O:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;:g@zAV
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 06Sceq
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .j0$J\:i
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。 aP+X}r
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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 .}TZxla0Zr
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "$^ ~!1~
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? WlC:l
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ?mxMk6w
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. '8H4shYg
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 X51:
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 !ons]^km
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。 MaQqs=
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 }@q`%uzi
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