(1)call the shots 做决断 ( WtE`f;Q
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2n;;Tso"
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 !^bB/e
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3et2\wOX1x
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. V& j.>Y
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。 C\^<v&
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(3)clown around 胡闹 \R>5F\ 0
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. DEp%\sj?
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 2{]S_. zV
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(4) cook up 虚构 ,#jhKnk2e
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. y_4krY|Zx
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 #JR ,C
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 vWi.[]
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Q @OC =
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 vV\F^
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5az
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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. . (*kgv@3x
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。 G9y12HV
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 {}J@+Zsi
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. (06Vcqg
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 kl3S~gE4@
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 0B$7S,2
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~UJu
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 h;ol"
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /$Tl#
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 :CkR4J!m3
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(10)for good 永远 +65~,e
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. YK?*7
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 jPYe_y
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Xlqz8cI
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. T^%n!t
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 FH`'1iVH
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 W]yClx \
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +G!jKta7B
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r0g/ :lJi
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 S-LZ(o{ZL
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. q~Q)'*m
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。 ,JQxs7@2k
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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 igj={==m
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. IzGB
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? R<lNk<
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 +>!B(j\gx
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5e/qgI)M5
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 lR@i`)'?U
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^L8Wn6s'
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。 # +QWi0B
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 jqX@&}3@
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