(1)call the shots 做决断 ;8WgbR)ZLU
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. DG_tmDT4
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 G9?6qb:
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 u{%gB&nC
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Fv!zS.)`
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。 rBBA`Ut@F
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(3)clown around 胡闹 mHTZ:84
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 4%l
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 emZ^d/A
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(4) cook up 虚构 `x;8,7W;B
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 k+k&}8e
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 GKPC 9;{W
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. qGndh
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 g8+w?Zn}
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F8 *e
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. P3[+c4
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。 bkmW[w:M
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 -w41Bvz0
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. o`^GUY}
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 H^jFvAI,8
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 EZvB#cuL-
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X]'Hz@$N
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 <pd6,l\
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 jYwv+EXg
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^{<x*/ nK
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 w)bLdQ
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(10)for good 永远 Q;O\tl
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. f'/@h Na3
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 s>sIji
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Mwdh]I,#
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [BS3y`c
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 y^; =+Z
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 wK8/`{B9
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ks&~VU
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 f.Y9gkt3d
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x}TDb0V
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. jE)&`yZ5
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。 HgG-r&r!2
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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 %gd=d0vm
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5,:tjn
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? s:Us*i=H,
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Hfer\+RX
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^G63GYh]y
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 .%+`e
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :" ZH
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。 u>;#.N/
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 -&Fxg>FrYb
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