(1)call the shots 做决断 0NU%z.(%s
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. O>]i?
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 A[+)PkR
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Z&Ob,Ru
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `CS\"|z
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。 u>fMO9X}2
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(3)clown around 胡闹 M=Ze)X\E*'
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. DlUKhbo$g
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Q`9c/vPU
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(4) cook up 虚构 1,+<|c)T?
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. g D6S%O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 E,Rj;?
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 j J{F0o
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. LRu,_2"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 r89AX{:
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 l|WFS
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. i|1*bZ6'
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。 %Z_O\zRqy)
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 n>, :*5"G
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 'M~`IN`
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 *ai~!TR
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 W94:%
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -n 9&W
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ^\ x'4!W
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 T&'Jc
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?A|JKOst]
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 wPM>-F
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(10)for good 永远 >g{&Qx`&
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. P_A@`eU0
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 wH o}wp
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 JW[6
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D-BT`@~l
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 \lQ3j8U
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bIiuna\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k4V3.i!E
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 k 3m_L-
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [=(8yUV'G
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。 l9f_NJHo
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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 ,N(Yjq"R
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. nnj<k5
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 U)8yd,qG[%
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .m]}Ba}J$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 pZ>yBY?R8>
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 v>wN
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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。 q|<B9Jk
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 'w=|uE {^
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