(1)call the shots 做决断 $/sQatic
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. qlT'gUt=H
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 (_}w4N#
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 P|"U
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. sK#)wjj\^
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 zh hHA9
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(3)clown around 胡闹 IC-k
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^9})@,(D
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 k^|P8v+"D
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(4) cook up 虚构 q@;z((45
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?i.]|#{Z
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 9zj^\-FA_l
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 C~4$A/&(
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. E%CJM+r!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 /f!CX|U
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 LB<,(dyh
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. kfF.Ctr1a
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。 L< MIl[z7
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 M(,npW
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Kt,ENbF
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 t]Ey~-Rx
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 -[kbHrl&
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &n%
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 33O@jbs@
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 D0?l$]aE
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. MB,;HeP!
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 `P&L. m]|
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(10)for good 永远 "{0
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. e[t+pnRh
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 o=`FGowF
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 gi;#?gps
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. lY5a=mwHU
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 %DAF26t
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 kve{CO*
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f`X#1w9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?`Oh]2n)6
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 sF?N vp
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Dm':D
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。 pIh%5ZU
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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 s9 '*Vm
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |C9qM
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ms'!E)
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ]p(jL7
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 )1H$5h
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `F:PWG`
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。 ,4ftQJ
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 wVD-}n1"
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