(1)call the shots 做决断 H620vlC}V
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. F(0pru4u
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 a,en8+r]
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &lO Xi?&"
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. D3,t6\m
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。 LR
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(3)clown around 胡闹 3hp
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. P}w^9=;S
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 o.v,n1Nm
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(4) cook up 虚构 tSw~_s_V
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >2!^ dT^D
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3|z;K,`Fw
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 +btP]?04
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. *<#]&2I
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 %'K+$
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?dATMmT-
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. NK*:w *SOI
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。 +'{:zN5m
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 fb;hf:B:
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. U O{xpY
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 d1C/u@8^
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 C/grrw
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {Hrr:hC
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 OP\^c
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ~a0d.dU
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. r;5 AY
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 dqK
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(10)for good 永远 P^o"PKA
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. j:\_*f
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7ZR0M&pX
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 J}93u(T5
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~h~r]tV*+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ZFd{q)qe
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 g]TI8&tP!L
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. fitK2d
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 PdE)m/
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >u%[J!Y;;
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. E!oJ0*@
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。 C$EFh4
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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 8?]%Qi
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. =-#iXP@
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? _cnrGi}T
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 YpbdScz
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5,I*F9[3
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 u]++&~i
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 q0xE&[C[M
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。 Lu u-c<*M
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 R?FtncL%D
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