(1)call the shots 做决断 u^MKqI
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p%I)&- 8
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 N[Z`tk?-
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 eo+<@83
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. f-~Y
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。 N,Y)'s<
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(3)clown around 胡闹 w$
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3?o4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 KVZB`c$<t
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(4) cook up 虚构 }UyQGRZ=
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~kW?]/$h
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 eB0exPz%
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 vr;`h/
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x80IS:TP
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 %+*=Vr
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 sVyV|!K
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;Sk[Y5#
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。 u=:f%l
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 bZ*=fdh
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. u99a"+
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 TOwqr T/
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 FL{Uz+Q
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /A{ Zf'DI
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ]N'3jf`W
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 hYoUZ'4
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 G9:XEEN
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(10)for good 永远 XIwJhsYZ'9
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !q\8`ss
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d:)#-x*h7
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Mj@2=c
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &g|[/~dIr
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 V'vWz`#
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. B=0^Rysg
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Ge?Wmq>
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x9YQd69
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <YvXyIs
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。 E+]}KX:
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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 >jt2vU@t.
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. v#,queGi
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? k8D_
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ](Fey0@
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /DAR'9@h
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 J?o
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :a }](Wn
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。 T.da!!'B
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 /p
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