(1)call the shots 做决断 M N (o
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. nch#DE82
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 F|cli
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /E3~z0
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 'y5H%I!
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。 -?l`LbD
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(3)clown around 胡闹 M2;6Cz>,P
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]"^p}:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 5(G Vwv
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(4) cook up 虚构 2a;[2':
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. W7;RQ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Al]*iw{
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 &-w. rF@
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]q"y P0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 7{l~\]6d
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 r i)`e
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. Ms5R7<O.7
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。 _2)QL
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 R](cko=
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. }#2(WHf=<
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 6y "]2UgQk
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 .|Yn[?(
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +~*e B
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 I0><IaFy
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 tv Zq):c
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lon9oraF'
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 -r]L MQ
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(10)for good 永远 kem(U{m
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. +md"X@k5*
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <:&{ c-f/
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 7z&$\qu2
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mi7~(V>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 KfYT
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 g3yZi7b5FU
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Gm3`/!r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 B#}EYY
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 uHRxV"@}[1
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "c?31$6
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。 xn@oNKD0
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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
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. th<>%e}5c
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Oqt{ uTI~
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 +JM@ kdE5b
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f*IvaY
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 _ysakn
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `Q/\w1-Q
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。 0LSJQ9\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。 P2 qC[1hYH
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