(1)call the shots 做决断 >m&r,z
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Dt8wd,B
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 0&|,HK
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 NK0hT,_
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^7&0Pm
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。 hg=BXe4:
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(3)clown around 胡闹 @C fxPA
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1F_ 1bAh$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 $>mTPNF
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(4) cook up 虚构 zO07X*Bw
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |xQq+e}l<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 K;_.WzWD=
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 m+/-SG
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >4} 2~;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 l
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =2=n
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. HN*w(bROr
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。 wh<s#q`
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 d.3O1TXK
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. +T@a/(Gl
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Z 7M%}V%
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 6:Nz=sw8
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ]8X Y"2b
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ]d@@E_s]
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $LF
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 hL,+wJ+A
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(10)for good 永远 <k^P>Irb3t
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. S)0bu(a`Z,
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Eqg(U0k0
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 fFfH9 cl!
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. PIuk]&L^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 2dr[0tE
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Hiz e
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !j)H!|R
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 o4b!U %
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )-9G*3
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :ji_dQ8k
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。 9_rNJLj8y
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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 =>hq0F4[;
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -P 5VE0
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 8Us5Oi
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Jr18faEZw
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7;C9V`
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 _1c'~;
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 X9nt;A2TU+
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。 Fz16m7.
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 &tKs
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