(1)call the shots 做决断
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /w~C~6z
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作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 $GF&x>]]
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 kGD|c=K}
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. mG}k 3e-
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。 /;+,mp4
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ~_}4jnC
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. J<_ 1z':W)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 XZ@>]P
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(4) cook up 虚构 ^I./L)0=}
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. X RRJ)}P
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 >q &L/N5
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 l\U*sro<
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;qT5faKB3J
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 kh&_#,
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. e3rfXhp
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。 R1 qMg+
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 36i_D6
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ]n1D1
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 7xR|_+%~K
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 auA.6DQ
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. GG>Y/;^
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 A[RN-R,
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 %o-jwr}O{
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T`mEO\f
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7 FIFSt
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(10)for good 永远 />!!ch
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9rWLE6`
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *lY+Yy(
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 vK`S!7x'&
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. I tgH>L'
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Qf~| S9,
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Qasr:p+
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ujNt(7Cz
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vF+YgQ1H
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 EUXV/QV{
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. iGyVG41U
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。 4Q/r[x/&C
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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 z,os
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9`,,%vdj
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? C*]AL/
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 eFes+i( 35
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5GUH;o1m
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 wz)m{:b<
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4&H+hN{3
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。 0 c,bet{m
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 &F86SrsI
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