(1)call the shots 做决断 [Ol~}@gV
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;hb_jW-0W
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 <5E: ,<
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 RAU"
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. A+41JMH
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。 c-oIP~,
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(3)clown around 胡闹 3L^]J}|
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @/W~lJ!e
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 >m+Fm=
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(4) cook up 虚构 D^)?*(
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @(W{_ mw
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 >e"vPW*[
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 6-Id{m x
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. k9m9IE"9=$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 LTw.w:"J
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 s2`Qh9R
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&SoVi_V
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。 o2rL&
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ;Q>+#5H6F8
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. czg9tG8
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 v%@)I_6[P
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 *!MMl]gU?
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0b(x@>
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 h.jO3q
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 iHKX#*
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. y$y!{R@
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 sc&u NfJ
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(10)for good 永远 Xv<K>i>k
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ({0:1*lF@
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *CCh\+S7m
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 H b?0?^#
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. A/!"+Yfw
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ps_q3Cyp
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 8(>2+#exw
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2 9#jKh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 N?2C*|%f
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 T#GTNk!v
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. u*$]Bx
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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 Qs,4PPEg
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. LYO2L1u)
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 2EiE5@
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 TW6F9}'f&
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. xmi@
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 b\S~uFq6
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。 |B
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