(1)call the shots 做决断 .<vXj QE
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. g}R#0gkdk}
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 n><ad*|MX
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 48z%dBmTT*
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. o6^ETQ
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。 TfJ*G6\7e#
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(3)clown around 胡闹 t;Z9p7rk
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. +wz1kPRs
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 )^8[({r~
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(4) cook up 虚构 #8L:.,AYE
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4RctYMz
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -uN{28;@
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 /&\V6=jA1
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Pm#/j;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 iz^a Qx/
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 r]-n,
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. [f\Jcjc
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。 IG|u;PH<
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 NA$)qX_
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ]["%e9#aX
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 :' 5J[]J
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 /pkN=OBR
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _'mC*7+
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 tBkgn3w
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 v6DjNyg<x
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Kn3Xn`P?
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /tG as
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(10)for good 永远 ZD]{HxGL!
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w:nH_x#C4
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 k?HdW(HA
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 J<H]vs
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :~R a}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @"h4S*U
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 prt(xr4@
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8.jf6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 "6IZf>N@#
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "5dke^yk0
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. CB-;Jqb
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 A`M-N<T
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 4$, W\d
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~tTn7[!
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? s>G]U)d<'
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 WI| -pzg
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,_H H8[&
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Bx\ o8k
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 '\d
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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。 \:s%;s51
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 <uBRLe`)
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