(1)call the shots 做决断 ,cO)Sxj
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 'a{5}8+8
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 em9]WSfZ@`
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qyBK\WqaP
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )J6b:W
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。 fi4/@tV?$L
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(3)clown around 胡闹 sK9h=J;F/
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -qCJwz30
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ?>\]%$5o
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(4) cook up 虚构 BLH3$*,H
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ,l?76g
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Dp6"I!L<|
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 rnBeL _8 C
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ZE(RvPW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 y $DB
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ; o@`l$O
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. H=BR
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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。 j83Y'VJJC
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 }]GK@nn7
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 5sCky)N
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 b!HFv;^N
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 wG[l9)lz
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Y(yJ|y&
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 i\z0{;f|GX
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 adE0oXQH"
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. IlL
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .&Gtw
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(10)for good 永远 @dKf]&h%%
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :8L61d2(
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 gV44PI6h
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 GQ)cUrXQz
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. m)RxV@
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 jW$f(qAbm
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 O
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4wD^?S!p
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Q)X\VQcgj
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 vlyNQ7"%
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. CKt~#$ I%
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。 *7V{yK$O|
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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 ^g){)rz|
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %LlKi5u]
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ^a 5~FI:
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. jtpN o~O
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &'2l_b
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,^66`C[G
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。 ywtDz8!^u
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 &|FG#.2yw
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