(1)call the shots 做决断 q]: 72+
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =JE<oVP8
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 3v_j*wy
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 TM6wjHFm
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3_
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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。 p3 5)K5V
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(3)clown around 胡闹 j}.gK6Yq*
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. el5Pe{j'
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ^V; r
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(4) cook up 虚构 5lHt~hB\
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. a({Rb?b
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 I-!7 EC2{!
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 _-RqkRI
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9U<WR*H
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 S>x@9$( ym
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 V z
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Qc*p+N+$
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。 !b!An; ',
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Ux',ma1JK
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. (ww4(
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 KB~[nZs7
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 b&`~%f-
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A 94:(z;{
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Y_n/rD>
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 c$[2tZ
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 2&S^\kf
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(10)for good 永远 b~fl,(sZp
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [F*yh9%\
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^n~Kr1}nj
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 e:-pqZT`
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4ZUtK/i+r
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ]~
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 8t=H
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _"Y7}A\9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 wE1 GyN
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -ABj>y[
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. PYi<iSr
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ,s%+vD$O^
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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 phb
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )OQm,5F1
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? J ##a;6@
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 W<&/5s
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5KB Z-,
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 nWCJY:q;5
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ).,twf58
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。 <k1muSe
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 -{*3<2rFK
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