(1)call the shots 做决断 I"Ji_4QV
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. BQSA;;n]
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 JwB:NqB
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Yc=y Vh
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |_F-Abk
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。 ,TOLr%+v~n
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(3)clown around 胡闹 9Q]v#&1
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %2BFbaE
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 yZK1bnYG|I
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(4) cook up 虚构 <Xp
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #1hT#YN
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Yp 6;Y7^
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 pPo?5s
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. rZu_"bcJ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 x~ s>
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 90sM S]a
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. V==' 7n
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。 Ms1G&NYP
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 |rdG+>
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. &-<"HW
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 wuzz Wq
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 aZ@4Z=LK
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. s%GiM
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 `"AjbCL
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 z$7YC49^
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +Jt"JJ>% k
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 P(X#w
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(10)for good 永远 Hxb{bF
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;T#t)oV
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 k%hD<_:p
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~(aq3ngo.
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ejgg.G ^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Z ;%
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Redp'rXT<h
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. a:zx&DwM
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (ZShh y8g
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *!Am6\+
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. eVU:.fx
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 +V2a|uvEc
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 T:)>Tcv}:
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >=U$s@
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? U&u7d$AN P
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 V2g$"W?3
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ljiq +tT
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 dC( 6s=4
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `W]a
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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。 T{uktIO/
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ykM#EyN
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