(1)call the shots 做决断 n+'s9
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;s-fYS6(>{
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 EOGz;:b&
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 iz`ys.Fu
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Lo9
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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*mKS -TC
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(3)clown around 胡闹 49B6|!&I
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. tkdyR1-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 3TKl
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(4) cook up 虚构 %bhFl,tL
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >>>MTV f
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 &Qv%~dvW
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 cdfnM% `>\
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. MIc(B_q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 zOL*XZ0c
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 TyaK_XW
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. j<vU[J+gx~
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。 5=.mg6:
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 H4e2#]*i7
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. d 4;
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 42
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 R)GDsgXy
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. sO&eV68
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 X*M-- *0q'
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 /^[K
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. l37l| xp~
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Ozc9y y!%
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(10)for good 永远 h56s ~(?O
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {?uswbk.
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^}hSsE
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Dzw>[
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3;EBKGg|
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?)"v~vs
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 l,E4h-$
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. S2
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 A@I3:V
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. j!?bE3r~
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。 g7]g0*gxXW
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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 i &,1
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !9=Y(rb
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 6E:5w9_=c
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 7, :l\t
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :N:e3$c
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ?B:],aztf
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8)&J oPN
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。 !Y]%U @4}
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 v7D3aWoe
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