(1)call the shots 做决断 0~a9gBG
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r,43 gg
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ut*sx9l
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]>9[}'u
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. >g>L>{
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。 gzMp&J
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(3)clown around 胡闹 1
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 4)Bk:K
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 J16t&Ha`
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(4) cook up 虚构 im-XP@<
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. h@2YQgw`
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 SG4)kQ
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 gq7l>vT.
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. A4tb>OM
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 `C&@6{L
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 'PvOOhm,
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. ?:Sqh1-z
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。 ["H2H rI2
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 `'E(L&
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ="('
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 5v[2R.eT-
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 XS(Q)\"
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ce<88dL
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Ew )1O9f
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 'j9x(T1M1
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |/%X8\
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @:/H)F^x
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(10)for good 永远 em9nuXG
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $}t;c62
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3z0%uY[e
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 +F92_a4
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ew&"n2r
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (&1565
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 6SF29[&
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. gn:&akg
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]Jnrs
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9*S9~
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b"y4-KV
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。 PQrc#dfc|
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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 Z4dl'v)9
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. hf:\^w
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Ae*
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 bR<XQHl
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. -
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7.tIf
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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。 1 fTf+P
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 -Np}<O`./
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