(1)call the shots 做决断 cmLu T/oV
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #IJKMSGw?E
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 qO'5*d;!d
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 XD>@EYN<X
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. H~K2`Cr)4
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。 _NN{Wk/3w
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Yx/~8K_%M?
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ! \Kh\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 lLf01sa4
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(4) cook up 虚构 3CRBu:)m
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. a2FIFWvW
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 };sm8P{M
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 DKCy h`
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. VqU:`?#"a
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 2DQC)Pe+z
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Om~C0
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. m1;jS|
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。 |B.d7@{mM
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 6K0*?j{;"
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 9R3=h5Y
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 <K'gvMG[
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 V(0[QA
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Uij$
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 K;lC#
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 y}`%I&]n
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?g.w%Mf*
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 VG^-aR_F
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(10)for good 永远 ;_t on?bF
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9tQk/niMM5
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 i[n1}E.@
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 _,Y79 b6
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. W&#Nk5d
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 PGGJpD?
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 V5MbWXgR
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. L|?tcic
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 HC+R:Dz
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 * UC^&5:
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }S4Fy3)
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。 S]m[$)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 @P?*<b{
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. x1h!_^(QfF
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? G39t'^ZK*#
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 V96BtVsB
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. mx2 Jt1
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 JI(|sAH
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "cx" d:
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。 lk|/N^8M
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 rxA<\h,A
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