(1)call the shots 做决断 qie7iE`o
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. joDnjz=
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 6cSMKbgZJ
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 b].:2
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. H[V^wyi'z
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。 v vlfL*f
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(3)clown around 胡闹 S5d:?^PGg
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. RH ow%2D
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 )H$Ik)/N
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(4) cook up 虚构 <Hhl=6op
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k(o[T),_%0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 W5(t+$L.
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 X`]-)(UX
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. FQB)rxP
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 BDxrS q,H
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /7*jH2
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. lO8.Q"mxo
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。 8-cG[/|0
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 0t5>'GYX
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. [y}/QPR
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 7CUu:6%
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 zc]F
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. j>eL&.d
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 MLY19 ;e
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 hxx,E>k
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ADA%$NhJ!
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 O+`^]D7
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(10)for good 永远 -'JTVfm.
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;|w &n
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *jGB/ y
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 :q~qRRmjBe
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "$+naY{w
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 \^;Gv%E
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 _baqN!N
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =nFT0];
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 nSsVONHfa
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 n0U^gsD4J
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9~zh]deH
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。 8Nxf2i5
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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 CSc*UX+
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. l}335;(
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 3`TC*
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V-A^9AAPm
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 qh0)~JL4
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 jp8=>mk
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。 m<8j' [+
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