(1)call the shots 做决断 JV*,!5
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 N[D\@o
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :{= 'TMJ7
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。 Q)i`.mHfFI
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(3)clown around 胡闹 b.u8w2(
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2ZIY{lBe
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 jm!C^5!
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(4) cook up 虚构 _=M'KCL*)
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r H_:7#.E
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 uEO2,1+
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 H_r'q9@<>
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ZN]c>w[
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 >Ti2E+}[M
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Pj5#G0i%
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. a/`Yh>ou
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。 |ssIUJ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 \36;csu
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ;77o%J'l
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 .BB:7+
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 D{d$L9.
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V# %spW
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 6G})h!
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 0\<-R
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. r4>I?lD
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 93eqFCF.
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(10)for good 永远 L/+J|_J)
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,^Srd20
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 %H~gN9Vn#@
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 HPH {{p
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ; SM^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 13az[
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ~"YNG?Rre
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bHT@]`@@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %hb5C 4q
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 d*(\'6?
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "8
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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-IW3
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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 Oydmq,sVe(
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. TmZ[?IL,
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 6(^9D_"@
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 diL l>z
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. lH>XIEj
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 nEEGO~e
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :P1c>:j[
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。 pREYAZh
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ?7ZlX?D[
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