(1)call the shots 做决断 .%{B=_7
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %hN>o)
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 O|+ZEBP
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !L{mE&
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. rP'%f 6
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。 iAQ[;M3p
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ]|eMEN['
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^7/v[J<<
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 H390<`
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(4) cook up 虚构 &_-=(rK
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. zHz>Gc
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @,eo*
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 P$Vh{]4i{
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M j[+h|e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 r<1W.xd":
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 C(v'7H{4cW
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. 6Aqv*<1=62
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。 ]S s63Vd
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 zeQ~'ao<
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. AZhI~QWo
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 qjkWCLOd
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 %A~. NNbS
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. xj U0&
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 AJLzLbV+
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 5OGwOZAj52
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *vRHF1)L
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 > `eo 0
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(10)for good 永远 ,e1c,}
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~h8k4eM
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {@7UfJh>
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 gsQn@(;
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `_Iyr3HAf
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 {)r[?%FMgV
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 D&mPYxXL
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1iR\M4?Frf
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 F'{ T[MA
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 fy>3#`T-
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Y(rQ032s
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。 ?cz7s28a
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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 \J(~
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~rOvVi&4
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? epk
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 <MhODC")
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. p,8:(|(
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 _pS)bxw
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0\ j)!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。 vy5{Vm".4
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Jn?ZJZ
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