(1)call the shots 做决断 gz#2}
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. sm Kp3_r
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ka/>jV"
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6t=)1T
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. K;7ea47m N
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。 )=nB32~J"
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(3)clown around 胡闹 BdB9M8fM
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0SR[)ma
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 n"w>Y)C(X)
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(4) cook up 虚构 cHC1l
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c+{ ar^)*
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 7jw5'`;)"
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Q[c:A@oW
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Vkfc&+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Th
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }Te+Rv7{E
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. Dtox/ ,"
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。 97dF
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 e=+q*]>
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. >}B53.;.k
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 uS JLIb
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 /[5\T2GI
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. >>c%Ic
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 =zR9^k
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Wr@q+Whq
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Wo Z@
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;{Yr|
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(10)for good 永远 l,5isq
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. v%kl*K`*
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 c_t7<
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 |9Y~k,rF
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7[0<,O6Q
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 "EVf1iQ
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ixL[(*V
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N/[!$B0H@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Uu|2!}^T
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >%5GMx>m
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. OnyAM{$g
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。 g][n1$%
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 4&%E?_M
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,kUg"\_k
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 8g=];@z
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 s`pdy$
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7q:;3;"9
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 B 74
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |[p]])
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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。 r*ziO#[
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 og_ylCh:
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