(1)call the shots 做决断 uV$d7(N}"
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ysT!^-&p
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 5!Mp#lO
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?UhAjtYIS
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <[f2ZS6
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 \ui~n:aWJ
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(3)clown around 胡闹 it|:P
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. M |kDys
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 xjk|O;ak
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(4) cook up 虚构 U)=Z&($T
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &OR*r7*Z
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^V,/4u
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Bv]wHPun
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ITqigGan%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Z q>.;>
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z>g& ?vo2
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. 0Lz56e'j
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。 2Xs < 1rF
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 k*6eZ 7
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. N6
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ea}KxLC`,
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 /,%o<Ql9
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. moI<b\G@
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 X.Y)'qSf
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 gm$MEeC
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]@T `qR
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7TY"{?~O5
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(10)for good 永远 v86`\K*0Y
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :@A;!'zpL
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 SFNd,(kB*z
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 4\WkXwoqQO
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vrx3O
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 6T_c#G5
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 HD|)D5wH|
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. IH:Cm5MV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 w.-i !Ls
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %d\+(:uu/
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. yvwcXNXR@
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 (W/UR9x)|d
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 '2{o_<m
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,Gx=e!-N5
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ~Nh7C b_
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 zz*[JIe
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Vp4]
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 D$
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 X/7 49"23
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。 sxa
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 {u3u%^E;R
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