(1)call the shots 做决断 ?(!$vqS`f(
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. UtiS?w6
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 59p'Ega.
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 t_WNEZW7f
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <vA^%D<\~
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。 hsljJvs
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(3)clown around 胡闹 l9q
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \sF}NBNT@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 c% 0h!zF
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(4) cook up 虚构 ]`y4n=L.
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Kig.hHj@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 HlY4%M5q/
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Tfgx>2
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~y^#?;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 .dV o[m;
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 BJk\p.BVN
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. v/Z}|dT"
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。 NwuME/C7#
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 7Z"mVh}
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Lqbu]
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 W9Bl'e
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 <<w $Ur
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. t[F tIj6
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 vBQ5-00YY=
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 EH] 5ZZ[Z
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6U7z8NV&[
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 RWXj)H)w
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(10)for good 永远 ,$sq]_t
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Sy'/%[+goJ
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ev#d1s|<S
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 WUdKj
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *6q8kQsz^1
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 \y:
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Yq#I#
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. y^hpmTB3"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lVXgp'!#j
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 U{LDtn%@h6
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -^$CGRE6A
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。 bP Er+?fu
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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 /[GOs*{zB
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. usR19 _E-
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 WMZa6cH
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. '9*wr*
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 W2yNEiH
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "(/|[7D)
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。 l?a(=
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 )dJM
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