(1)call the shots 做决断 I.j`h2
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |n3PznV
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 *plsZ*Q8
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Pv{ {zyc
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. b7{)B?n
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。 eMVfv=&L<3
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(3)clown around 胡闹 oYnA 3
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. GwV2`2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ^ q @.yL
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(4) cook up 虚构 V^=z\wBZ
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &F[/@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Y:]~~-f\~
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 9j:t}HV
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. f.rz2)o
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 cu]2`DF
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9]BpP0f\
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. QP)-O*+AA
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,d mlv
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 5[esW
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 3k5OYUk
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 W+&ZYN'E
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ($'rV!}
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. x
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 :^71,An >E
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 P49lE
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q1IN@Db}y
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 2BBGJE
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(10)for good 永远 rv1kIc5Za<
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7 w_`<b6
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Y<X%'Wd\
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 #QQ\xj
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Zaf] .R
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 bKYLBu:
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Fd2Eq&:en$
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5Y#yz>B@ ]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `+1+0?9
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s\1h=V)!H
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. bv5,Yk
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。 oU% rP
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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 =\AI92
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. cP`f\\c
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? rV)mcfw:Z
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Cy4@\X%W
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m,,-rC
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 28C/^4
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 D3$PvX[f
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。 Q}d6+ C
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