(1)call the shots 做决断 (E@;~7L
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. MYvz%7
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 C(v'7H{4cW
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Yb5@W/'
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &odQ&%X
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。 nw--
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(3)clown around 胡闹 1}|y^oB\-
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @xBb|/I
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 [dP<A?s
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(4) cook up 虚构 hfLe<,
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Y=<ABtertS
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 #aC&!Rei{
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 y'8T=PqY[t
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @q<h.#9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 =/|GWQj
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4`#%<G
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. ,Aq, f$5V
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。 B^dMYFelJ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ?^!J:D?
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Ja*,ht(5
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 uv$5MwKU
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 4%nK0FAj
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ._x"b5C
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 iWW!'u$+I`
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. d:&cq8^
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 N|>MqH,Bt
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(10)for good 永远 Bt:M^b^
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. mL}Wan
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 :+_H%4+
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 J^` pE^S
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Gv)*[7
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .ejC#vB{KM
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ct*~\C6Ze
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2-g 5Gb2|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 C\C*@9=&x
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 yP@#1KLa+
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 'g)5vI~'
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。 @&G
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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 wjID*s[
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %7TG>tc
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? K)`l >o1
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 :oZ~&H5Q
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0R+<^6^l)
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 fk5pPm|MiL
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 G
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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。 {
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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-DHW/Z~
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