(1)call the shots 做决断 [<p7'n3x
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. LU4k/
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 `8rInfV
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 WN%KATA
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `cBV+00YS
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。 4tv}V:EO
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(3)clown around 胡闹 G 0;5I_D/
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x O~t
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 HKZD*E((
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(4) cook up 虚构 <Fa]k'<^)
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. J` J^C
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 *.]M1
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 CZL:&~l1
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. g:sn/Zug]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 E1uyMh-dy
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 l].Gz`L
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. 5 UQbd8
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。 #gL$~.1
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 wtY*{m2
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ,#FK3;U
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 W+C@(}pt
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 boJ
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Uz`K#Bz
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 V{j>09u
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ymxYE#q
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. EGZF@#N
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 :bhpYEUMx
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(10)for good 永远 eKq`t.*Ft
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8RfFP\ AP
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <{"]&bl
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 2$g3ABfV
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. b`=\<u8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 7eh<>X!TX
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ,&1DKx
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9bL`0L
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /"Bm1
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~ "^]\3#
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5f:Mb|.?
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。 YMidSfi
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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 =2
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. CO`%eL~
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? V?a+u7*U&
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 UKBVCAK
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. }w0>mA0=H
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 G/2| *H
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x>?jfN,e
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。 q\P"AlpC!
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 fI5]ed eS
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