(1)call the shots 做决断 1]8Hpd
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :IsJE6r
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Mg^A,8lrm
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 pNQ@aJ
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =@P(cFJ/
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。 8JMxA2tZhG
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(3)clown around 胡闹 cqb6]
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. hJ4 A5m.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 u!VrMH
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(4) cook up 虚构 I[06R
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. kMa|V0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^}z:FI
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 0(uba3z
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. sG|,#XQ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 gV5mERKs
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &MONg=s3
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. p .~5k
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。 d-8g
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 4;IZ}9|G
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. NfCo)C-t
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 O]25{L
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 yaI jXv
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. --`W1!jI@
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 q}"HxMJ
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 BMU#pK;P]
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m Le
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 jlD3SF~2
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(10)for good 永远 gi? wf
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |Y+[_D}
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 [Fd[(
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ZmaW]3$
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3/su 1M[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (b.Mtd
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 AX{yfL
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ojp|/yd^YL
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 iA"H*0
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 SR/
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s*>B"#En
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。 8vvNn>Q
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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 5XNFu C9E
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @Y6~;(p
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? yyjgPbLN=
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 `~qVo4V6Z
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1lv.@-
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 8U-<Q>
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 niCq`!
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。 sQ82(N7l
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 # 9ZO1\
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