(1)call the shots 做决断 hf0G-r_ow
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3Gf^IV-
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 b_cnVlN[
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. J7t5B}}
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。 #*#4vMk<
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(3)clown around 胡闹 )mxY]W+
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. neJNMdv@T
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 g}|a-
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(4) cook up 虚构 IV_uf
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -N^}1^gA
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Qbfm*JP~
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 oP5G*AFUq
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m,aJ(8G
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 *_b4j.)ax,
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 FyJI@PZdI-
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. `da6}Vqj:
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。 p9XHYf72
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 [yL%+I
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. <%<}];bmFL
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 YTQ|Hg6jO
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 vTQQd@
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^2|gQ'7<
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 uCF+Mp
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 AUcq\Ys
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |OF<=GGO+
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;#78`x2
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(10)for good 永远 511^f`P<
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. kf_s.Dedw
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ?,]%V1(@V`
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?RiW:TQ*
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. kI]i,v#F
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 8|{:N>7
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X}0NeG^'O
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 X|L.fB=
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~^$ONmI5
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. H.XD8qi3W
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 6#7f^uIK
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 ly%$>BRU
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. g10$pf+L
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 99G/(Z}
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 bPC {4l
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [{6]i J
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x^8x z5:O
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 I?J$";A
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 :IV4]`
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