(1)call the shots 做决断 #'mb9GWD3
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5-0
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tMad
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. KIps{_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。
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(3)clown around 胡闹 #9,!IW]l
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 xO`w|k
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(4) cook up 虚构 muwXzN(KX
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p^Kp= z
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 vtc} )s\
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Pwt4e-
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x#|=.T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 f\!*%xS;
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 CeNpJ
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.
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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。 #r `hK)
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 IpXg2QbN
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. %qcBM~efT
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 if9I7@
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 L%ND?'@
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4NMv7[r
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 iNZ'qMH22
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 g^26Gb.
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?D/r1%Z
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 D9B?9Qt2[
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(10)for good 永远 p#HPWW"
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. c=<d99Cu!
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 C"PN3>x}j
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 c>{6NSS -
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. yb1A(~
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 [3>l^Q|#
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 :
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 'm# -)R!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 j
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >V;JI;[
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. XtRfzqg?K
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。 12])``9
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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 x2ln$dSy7
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. BP6;dF5E
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? c5>&~^~>Tx
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 |tP1,[w">
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 6Ii2rEzD
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Fl>v9%A
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Jxi>1
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。 }r3,
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 KYD,eVQ
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