(1)call the shots 做决断 eygyVhJ
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M,[ClQ 9
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 dNyc|P`U
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Sj*H4ZHD<&
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. < ^&'r5H
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。 sO*6F`eiZ
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(3)clown around 胡闹 SHaZ-d
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. vuK 5DG4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 SY{J
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(4) cook up 虚构 B
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {!="PnB
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 7eO8cPy
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 0r@rXwz
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #2dmki"~(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 G' b p
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 D QRt\!
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. ' ZB%McS
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。 f]hW>-B(q
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Ne4A
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ^.4<#Qs
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 NfSe(rd
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Wl,yznT
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. S}|ea2
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 a(
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 1n,JynJ
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6-^+btl)#
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Oll\T GXP!
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(10)for good 永远 Zw3|HV(so
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;xRyONt
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9DT}sCLz:B
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 oDRNM^gz
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }`eeIt I+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Z# :Ww
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @!Pq"/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )Y:CV,`
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b1^MX).vH
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <k)rfv7
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。 "#OmmU<U
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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 |?0C9
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;m\(fW*ii
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? %URyGS]*
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 p&q&Fr-
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )PwDP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 )h/fr|
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "44X'G8N
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。 DS^Q0 f
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 4v{gc/g
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