(1)call the shots 做决断 ^xFZ;Yf
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4R.rSsAH
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 rtC.!].;%
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;j S~0R
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。 ]H%y7kH8
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(3)clown around 胡闹 v,
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. usX
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 e0qU2
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(4) cook up 虚构 WF`y j%0
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6f(K'v
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 6Xbo:#
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Y2HF
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. w7s+6,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ?u/RQ 1
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <S<@V?h
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. '+JU(x{CCl
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。 |aIY
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. j&(aoGl@
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 K`Vi5hR~c
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 kzcl
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. W^v3pH-y#
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 "Y-_83
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 __O@w.
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Xt& rYv
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ER-X1fD
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(10)for good 永远 g]%sX6T
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $q%r}Cdg
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 SoC3)iqv/
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 RzgA;ZC'
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. H!PMb{e
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 EVYICR 5g
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 )i|0Ubn[|
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. u]RI,3Z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 AYb-BaIc
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 qD!qSM
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^V,?n@c!
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。 ))ArM-02
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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 >JVdL\3
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. hc#Sy:T>
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? J;8M._
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 v%^"N_]
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. X3mHg5zt
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ]40@yrc
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,v\^efc:%
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。 b}<?& @
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ykMdH:
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