(1)call the shots 做决断 ^X=Q{nB
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R'Sd'pSDN
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 )pB#7aEw
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |Wh3a#
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. L:R4&|E/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。 {f/qI`
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(3)clown around 胡闹 *c0H_8e
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. BQ@7^E[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 XH%L]
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(4) cook up 虚构 U<Pjn)M~B
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p8rh`7
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ( ;FxKm<P@
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. eA/n.V$z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 $@g]?*L:
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S*h52li
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ?bTfQH
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 o<`vh*U@,4
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. p~pD`'%
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 (`x_MTLL
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 [GwAm>k
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. pGbfdX
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 i! .]U@{k
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ;Rrh$Ag
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P}bIp+
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ,/;Aew;
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(10)for good 永远 x.Sf B[SZ
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. i'>6Qo
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 vgfC{]v<W]
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^QK`z@B
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. twT/uBQ4a
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 }0'=}BE
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 mw@Pl\=
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +C(-f
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <Xf6?nyZ(
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 J2mHPVA3
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^7gGtz2
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。 zj
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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 _y@28t
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -IPo/?}
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? *t@A-Sn
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 &Mh.PzO=b
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. SSK}'LQ
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ?=u?u
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 qBA)5Sv\V
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。 b--=GY))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。 Y(Q
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