(1)call the shots 做决断 CSwB+yN
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. B4c;/W-
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 =+<DNW@%
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~H[_=
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. UIZ9"Da
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。 hu}uc&N)iE
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(3)clown around 胡闹 )U0I|dx
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5l(@p7_+
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ~X'hRNFx~
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(4) cook up 虚构 -:Juxh
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9`@}KnvB?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @)z?i
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 p}K+4z
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. jCg4$),b
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 xyXVWd[
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q%1B4 mF'
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. qV``' _=<
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 Tv%
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. \TYH7wXDP
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Cs,t:ajP
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 mhs%8OTN
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. u2U+uD@yA
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 wNh\pWA
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 .g=D70
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. PA,\o8]x
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(10)for good 永远 =jU#0FAO
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )M56vyo
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )Q|sW+AF
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 3YEw7GIO-
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. y99|V39'
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 t-]~^s
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 )Oj{x0{\Q
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. sX`by\s,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 |~Vq"6`
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !4$o*{9Lx:
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "T>;wyGW
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^$e-
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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 ? 8S~R
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. TLz>|gr
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? edlsS}8^
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 i/,IG+4vI
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3nUC,T%
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 'W~6-c9y
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &>}f\ch/
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。 0j' Xi_uM
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 5d)\Z0s
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