(1)call the shots 做决断 y%NZ(Y,v
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 66jL2XU<
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 -NuRf#
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 n `Ry!
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. UX!)\5-
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。 zmdu\:_X9
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(3)clown around 胡闹 _a[)hu8q.
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 [:xpz,
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(4) cook up 虚构 j 5{"j
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -ZKo/N>6}
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 j$Unw
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ;c;5O@R}3
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ouO<un
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 AC& }8w[>u
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 i<>zN^zn
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. p^/6Rb"e
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 #lo1GoL\
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Zwm2T3@e
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ~SD8#;v2
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 w>6~
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 hDAxX=FM
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. VzZ'W[/7)B
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 rJ 7yq|^Z
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 2C@s-`b
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. kntM
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .*acw
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(10)for good 永远 EKTn$k=
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z:a%kZQ!0
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 gI5" \"T{
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 hErO.ad1o
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. B4d\4S_r%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `:y {
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 AQR/nWwx
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "oc&uj
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 QO|roE
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L28DBj E)A
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 64jFbbd-/
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。 O>)Fl42IeD
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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 2zQ62t}
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. V \4zK$]
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 l*(Ml=
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. gLGu#6YVu
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (s?Rbd
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZT'VF~
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。 {@tqeu%IM
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 )!tqock*v
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