(1)call the shots 做决断 %xF
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Q\|72NWS
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 S{'/=Px+
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U]jHe
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. KE! aa&g
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。 `@1y|j:m
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(3)clown around 胡闹 QWz5iM
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. a$H*C(wL
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 D;VQoO
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(4) cook up 虚构 {\3k(NdEX
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /I&Hq7SW`
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 uTgBnv(Y*
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 HEdOo~/~
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. hp=TWt~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 =.NZ{G
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 tVVnQX
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. |:yQOq|
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。 k.=67L
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 q ,6 y{RyS
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 5(e?,B }
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 G%0G$3W"
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ?g9mDe;k
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. E)z[@Np
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Xb +)@Y4h
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 BM PLL2I
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. cfI5KLG~#
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [GKSQt{)
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(10)for good 永远 0w^\sf%s
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ZK,}3b{
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 w}n:_e
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 3l5rUjRwj
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #;cDPBv*wS
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ]=ar&1}J
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Y^5X>
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. obWBX'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 dv3+x\`9
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {6MLbL{
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. C {.{>M
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。 _|%pe]St
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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 XgY( Vv
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. qT]Bl+h2
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? iw1((&^)"
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 K0B
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #k? Rl
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 _YF~DU
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 CORX .PQ
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。 XvBEC_xWZ
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ^$3 ~;/|
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