(1)call the shots 做决断 `#8k Jt
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;bg]H >$U7
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 mXS]SE
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ST?Rl@4
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Wwg<-
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比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 )rAJ>;
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Q3^h
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6~2upy~e
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 #-+Q]}fB4
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(4) cook up 虚构 S^==$TT
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (y&sUc9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 N|>JLZ>
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 chKEGosbF
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |mRlP5
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 4cPZGZ{U
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "M /Cl|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. 5p:BHw;%;
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。 2fu<s^9dh
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 !!V1#?0jw
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. !vpXXI4
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 @H4]Gp ]
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 /J/V1dC}]D
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. U.I
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 C,$o+q*)W9
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 }79jyS-e
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _#&oQFdYR
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 S$$SLy:P
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(10)for good 永远 *>mjUT}cP
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hi/d%lNZ
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 %*npLDi
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 A/UO cl+N
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Y*\h?p[,
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 #Y=b7|l
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 I%Yq86
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [r3sk24
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 8 M,@Mbn
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 cb0rkmO
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w2X HY>6];
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。 .[1 f$
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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 ]cS(2hP7
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *c/V('D/
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? r nr-wUW@
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 \7*|u
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. x7<l*WQ
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 _D?/$D7u#%
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &I8DK).M+
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。 D86F5HT}}
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 l1]{r2g
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