(1)call the shots 做决断 UDnCHGq
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?wn<F}UH
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 %|j`;gYV
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 L%- ENk
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |8GLS4.]t
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。 #yEkd2Vy{
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Q7/Jyx|
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -_]Ceq/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 $~?)E;S
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(4) cook up 虚构 rL?{+S]&^)
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. n,_9Eh#WD
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 $v"CQD
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 s:z
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. A.r.tf}:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 m2ph8KC
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 fWF!% |L
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. s!Iinc^p
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 h///
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 I7t}$S6
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Lw?>1rTT/
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 V|{~9^
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 &b2@+/ F
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5Z#(C#
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 TY` R_
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 gb[.Ww
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. \\d8ulu
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 RtDTcaW/
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(10)for good 永远 ^?0?*
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %(s2{$3
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5p3:8G7
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 /^WawH6)6
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. pNu?DF{
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 2<V`
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 :z|$K^)7Z
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W4h ]4X
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 sp0_f;bC
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 I^D*) z
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. f&&Ao
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。 C?6q]k]r
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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 2t=&h|6EW
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2{g&9
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? {WeRFiQ?-
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 X3ZKN;
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?b(DDQMf
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 M,Lq4 bz
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 R m2M
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。 hWX4 P
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 >9<rc[
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