(1)call the shots 做决断 )L7h:%h#
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. y gTc
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 V0F&a~Q
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /:aY)0F0<&
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。 r(c8P6_
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(3)clown around 胡闹 fnU;DS]W
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. V5HK6- T
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 i~EFRI@
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(4) cook up 虚构 .0'FW!;FV
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^1,VvLA+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 F]KAnEf
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 2umgF
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. D1f}g
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 !"QvV6Lq\
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 rl](0"Y0
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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. #Q61c
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。 1gDsL
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 xg_9#
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. v<tr1cUT
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 vAjvW&'g
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ]}0QrD
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0hM!#BU5K
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 n]fMl:77
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 vKmV<*K
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. swLrp
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 yJ?S7+b
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(10)for good 永远 6_kv~`"t Z
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. B
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ![j?/376
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 rki0! P`
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. o3=pxU*
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =`Lci1#pu}
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 )4e?-?bK!
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _|I`A6`=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r6gfxW5
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +Fa!<txn
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. m< Y I}
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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 6&`hf >
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. lgQ"K(zY
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Bht! +
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. cK.z&y0]
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ???` BF[|
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _9:r4|S
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。 XR|U6bf]
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 y~n1S~5cI
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