(1)call the shots 做决断 >g {w,
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ()Tl\
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 -[h2fqu1
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 u!]g^r
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. V:YN!
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。 >EacXPt-O
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(3)clown around 胡闹 \/wbk`2
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 26e. Hu
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 zp4aiMn1F
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(4) cook up 虚构 `rWT^E@p5m
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =yR$^VSY
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ?KB+2]7m6
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 nq/SGo[c
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. SV?^i `
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 hOOkf mOM
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p%ve1>c
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. @ P'("qb~
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 I:l/U-b7h
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 '5usPD
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. @5=2+ M
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 T4c]VWtD
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 "p"M9P'
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. fPpFAO
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ii)DOq#2
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =O.%)|
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 +YX*.dW
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(10)for good 永远 L>ruNw'-K
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ([#4H3uO-
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4nz$Ja)
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 jE#&u DfI
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. tK0Ksnl^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 9 aacW
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 G@(ukt`0}
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. -*nd5(lY&
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !iHJ!
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 g,O3\jjQ
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *[ww;
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。 ~USU\dni
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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 xE"QX
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. u 6"v}gN
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? M>xjs?{%k
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 =
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |EpL~G_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ln*_mM/Q%
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Eo@b)h
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。 +]*hzWbe
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 sI% =G3o=
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