(1)call the shots 做决断 J~h9i=4<bF
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l7Wdbx5x0
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 O:8Ne*L`D
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 G-#rWZ&
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ):n'B` f}z
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。 Dv4 H^
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Lzx/9PPYn
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6QNZ/Ox:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 _T;Kn'Gz(&
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(4) cook up 虚构 98vn"=3
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o)'06FF\$
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 :!FGvR6
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 v"<M
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. H8m[:K]_H
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 R{6M(!x
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `X B$t?xi
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. /4upw`35]
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。 c @KNyBy2
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 6.a|w}C`
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. z+^9)wg9
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 `9A`pC
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 CX;
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. H;+98AIy`
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 48{B} j%oU
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 n'1LNi
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. c2]h.G83
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 l-SVI9|<0
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(10)for good 永远 |lyspD
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hW\'EJ
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 iEbW[sX[4
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 vorb? iVf>
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. y`cL3
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 *g4Uo{
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ![eipOX
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 HaR x(p0
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 om6`>I*
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Vygh|UEo
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。 Gc;-zq
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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 +Q"XwxL<6
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. qVvnl
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 "kKIv|`
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (Sj<>xgd
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 l>("L9
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4z^~,7J^
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。 5H(
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 iL~(BnsF
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