(1)call the shots 做决断 ++kVq$9@y
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6%VRQ#g!
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ]xJ2;{JWsO
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 K>+c2;t;
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. G!GGT?J
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。 B3u:D"t
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(3)clown around 胡闹 3k+46Wp
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Mc|UD*Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 LZPLz@=&]
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(4) cook up 虚构 c"'JMq
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $+
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ;;17 #T2
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 h*NBSvn
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. X{5(i3?S
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 :EC[YAK+D
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 G{s
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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. _'r&'s;<z
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。 xirZ.wj W
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 x8rp Z
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. }!vJ+
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ,|R\ Z,s
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 "qY_O/Eg]]
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 6[%4Q[
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 bq}o#d5p-_
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 pu+jw<7
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. vB/G#\Zqz
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9<!Ie^o?
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(10)for good 永远 XgZ.UT
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9&KiG* .
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 h1N{;SWQ
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 >]8H@. \
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :'gX//b):
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ytGcigw(P
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 a^GJR]]
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |NWo.j>4-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =I9RM9O<
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^{fA:N=
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $>PV6
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 K@@[N17/8
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 Ut^ {4_EC
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?,x3*'-(
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? +(|
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 PzDekyl
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. wtnC^d$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 LYyOcb[x
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 G$$y\e$
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。 uz;z+Bd^
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 hE>%LcP
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