(1)call the shots 做决断 GC~Tf rf=r
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. N[z7<$$
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 yA
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 pRc@0^G
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $IUT5Gia`
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 yzgDdAM
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(3)clown around 胡闹 d7N}-nsB
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _;L9&>!p6
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 i|)<#Ywl
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(4) cook up 虚构 _Cj u C`7
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. AQQeLdTq
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 s(r(! FZ
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 o!gl
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =K-B
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 BC9rsb
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Qt+ K,LY
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. A"2k,{d
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 OB>Pk_eQK
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 R<a7TkL4?
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. q1.w8$
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 y4w{8;Mh
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 (kK6=Mrf
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^8ZVB.Fv
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 J-au{eP^
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 wFnI M2a,
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. cX9
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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(10)for good 永远 h%8[];*DpN
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. `lRZQ:27X
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ?MHVkGD
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 -WWa`,:
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^dJ/>?1
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 :-fCyF)EI
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 k id3@
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Cdin"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 N2 wBH+3w
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 uosFpa
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \25Rq/&w
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。 vSb$gl5H
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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 y)0r%=
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. e23}'qb
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? $-Lk,}s.*
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 6FFQoE|n
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. KB0HM
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 82nQ]
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *yN+Xm8o
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。 jjN]*{s
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 <5%x3e"7u
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