(1)call the shots 做决断 <r)5jf
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. I :8s 3;
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 {*"\68e
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 JH#p;7;
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^}UFtL i
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。 ny0]Q@
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(3)clown around 胡闹 wjTW{Bg~G
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (ylZ[M&B:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ?weuq"*a
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(4) cook up 虚构 &w{z
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "$3~):o
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 B}@CtVWFz
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 `,Fc271`
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /Ri-iC >
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 6%V#_]
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [xXV5 JU
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. A~;.9{6J[t
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。 +E+I.}sOB
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Y pvFv-
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. qykI[4
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 [;#^h/5E
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 )h,}v()qc#
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. bRJ]avR
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 U%K gLg#
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 5*O]`Q7
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. \*#E4`Y
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 KcM+8W\
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(10)for good 永远 {DX1/49
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. o}Zl/&(
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0L\vi
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 b(A;mt#N
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^oEaE#I
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ~g *`E!2
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 @9g!5dcT
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^t[br6G
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2\#~%D>[
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 XeozRfk%J|
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. R7Ns5s3X
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。 \r}*<CRr6
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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 lAAP V
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3ZqtIQY`
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? <7oZV^nd *
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 C7!=LiK}
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. J!:v`gb#@A
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 tp b(.`G
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 BgwZZ<B
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。 'x=y:0A
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。
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