(1)call the shots 做决断 <0hVDk~
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. bF*Kb"!CF
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 =B'Yx
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 z#|Auc0
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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(3)clown around 胡闹
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Xt:j~cVA
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 lA4J#
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(4) cook up 虚构 xiQc\k$
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "?<`]WG\
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 xO%yjG=
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 X}h}3+V
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fpjFO&ML
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 .wWf#bB
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. OI:=>Bk
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。 0$Zh4Y
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 NU{eoqaT
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 0pB'^Q{
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 :
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 +]yVSns
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 'Cz]p~oF
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 eYjF"Aq
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 x2l}$(7
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. N>P" $
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 f4dHOH
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(10)for good 永远 2JeEmG9
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. nSZp,?^
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Kuk@x.~0m
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 LS#_K-
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #L*MMC"
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ww%4MHPp8
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 lD_iIe~c
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. m{lS-DlRg
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 h4ghMBo%
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .>y3`,0h
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +_f813$C
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 A9[D.W9>
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. w#bdb;
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Av/y
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [f$pq5f='
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &mA{_|>
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 REk^pZ3B
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。 vDc&m
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 IY2f$YV
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