(1)call the shots 做决断 R7t
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "GB UQ}
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 +2(PcJR~
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qq>44 k\|)
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. B#4S/d{/
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。 XAlD
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(3)clown around 胡闹 =z%s8D2
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. m-#d8sD2C
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ;@O(z*14@
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(4) cook up 虚构 JgZdS-~
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "U{mMd!9L
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +{bh
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 [ 1D)$"
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. A'(k
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 vev8l\
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 !j'guT&9]
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. l?N`V2SuR
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 o}W7.7^2
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 C890+(D~
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 3g+\?L-c
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 s-o~@(r6
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 oPE.gn_$
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \ !6t
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 (N9`WuI
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ^W{eO@
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :'TX"E!
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @~Rk^/0
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(10)for good 永远 -kt1t@O
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9Z}S]-u/
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 vV2o[\o^
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 A`
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. l$qmn$Uc
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 X]>[Qz)K^
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ]*;RHy9
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `jt(DKB+J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 zh?xIpY
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8cequAD
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. g8B&u u #
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。 i$2MjFC-
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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 `
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Gu<W:n[
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? i,^>uf
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 *YMXiYJR
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. YlxUx
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 VN1#8{
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +X{cN5Y K
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。 UX+?0 K
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 U5T^S
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