(1)call the shots 做决断 QI_59f>
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ofW+_DKB?l
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 SLhEc
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 B/"2.,
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _iEj
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。 gq5qRi`q
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(3)clown around 胡闹 1IgHc.s
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #~Q8M*~@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 WjMS5^ _
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(4) cook up 虚构 2BzqY`O
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $cVi;2$p
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @1R8-aa-r
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 }xlKonk
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +@VYs*&&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 y5m!*=`l`
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 dZGbC 9
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. CDp8)=WJFF
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。 ^t[HoFRa
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ?G?gy2
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. !6w{(Rc(C
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Gowp
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 iS@\ =CK
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |)W!jC&k
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Ak~4|w-
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 tL0`Rvl
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ["3df>!f
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Poa?Ej
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(10)for good 永远 Q1>zg,r
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <E':[.zC
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 _ ^7|!(Sz
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 gY`Nr!O
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. he)ulB
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !;>(ie\
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 )%du@a8
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #1$}S=8*f
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r9ke,7?
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 X9~m8c){z
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wVi%oSfM
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。 oTOfK}
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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 v5T9Y-{`
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J-J3=JG
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? b2h":G|s
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 lv:U%+A
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #Y[H8TW
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 J"[3~&em
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?gV'(3
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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。 !=[uT+v
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 CKTrZxR"
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