(1)call the shots 做决断 gxT4PQDy
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. v @O&t4
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qA:#iJ8w
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. O0:)X)b
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。 if)Y9:{r^
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(3)clown around 胡闹 #k$)i[aI-
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1N\D5g3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 $XU5??8
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(4) cook up 虚构 t'~/$=9}
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. P1U*g!
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Pe_!?:vF
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 i,nm`Z>u
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. bC^(U`y 32
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 9~0^PzTA
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `T2$4 >!
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. #$1og=
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 kip`Myw+
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 KZbR3mi,
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 3loY qeP
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 |T4kqW{
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 9ktEm|F3
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~aXqU#8
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ;+I/ I9~
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 jDRe)bo4
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. n q19Q)
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;&b%Se@#p
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(10)for good 永远 c DrebU
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2T)sXB u
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /_\#zC[
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ,WQ^tI=O
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =l9T7az
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 SMf+qiM-E
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 `T2 <<<
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. J RPSvP\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 f&x0@Q/eON
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 t0#[#I1+
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }4>JO""
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 WV"jH9"[
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 o\`>c:.
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +zkm(
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? _0pO8o-x
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 {C^@Q"I
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;U`X 6d
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 R
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @ 2_<,;$
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。 aj~bt-cE
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 j}+5vB|0
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