(1)call the shots 做决断 Lr<?eWdCwJ
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. n-:n.JX
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 mZ4I}_\,
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?D=t:=
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. r lXMrn
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。 xqzB=0
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(3)clown around 胡闹 }Fb966 $
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <*5` TE0J
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 yI8
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(4) cook up 虚构 T*zy^we
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Zksow} %
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 <<+Hs/ ]
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 *sq+ Vc(
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. UszR. Z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 K]yUPx
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 KAm$^N5
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. x*0mmlCb
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。 }R)A%FKi@
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 YveNsn
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 'cvc\=p
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 |n\(I$
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 A3zO&4f
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hdurT
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Wj\<
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 x).`nZ1
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. bb"x^DtT
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ,[)f-FmcU
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(10)for good 永远 <PXnR\
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. JU RJN+)z
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 xZp`Ke!
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 j8{,u6w)-
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. c4xXsUBQk
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 A.(xa+z?
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 IC@-`S#F
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >y^zagC*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,v>|Ub,
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]|)M /U *
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _dynqF8*
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。 VU(#5X%Pn
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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 LOlj8T8Z
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #;Z+X)
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? _:.'\d(
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 +B-;.]L
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `~ {0
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ]6TX)1
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -
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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。 L$s;tJ
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 i`HXBq!|w
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