(1)call the shots 做决断 M]_vb,=1
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. HE,wEKp
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 6)bfd^JYn
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9n%W-R.
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ljf9L:L
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。 ]g)%yuox9F
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(3)clown around 胡闹 1Gqtd^*;
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. dl;A'/(t
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 /KV@Ce\
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(4) cook up 虚构 !EW]:u
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. oNh .Zgg
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 R1m18GHQ
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 :8QG$Ua1
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. H{ $ yy)@F
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 :-
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \Q)~'P3
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. 0yZw`|Zh[
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。 34l=U?
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 .s9Iymz
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. $fn^i.
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 4C[gW
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 w'eenIX^^
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. QMsnfG
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 07MLK8jS
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 hg&AQk
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Fca?'^X
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 g!QumRF
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(10)for good 永远 W>Kwl*Cis"
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. VuR BJ2D
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 x$p\ocA
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ejQCMG7
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. wb?hfe
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 H9Z3.F(2
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 rTJWftH!
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8]L.E
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 R.QcXz?d
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3HiW1*5W
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. lt]U?VZ
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。 QRjt.Ry|
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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 zJy{Ry[Sb
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %)e+w+
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 4CCux4)N
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 !K2[S
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. W
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &sWyh[`P
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 CG7LF
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_@RWka<
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 r]S9z
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