(1)call the shots 做决断 ^HasT4M+x
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,Y3wXmG
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ,dO$R.h
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 XU19+mW=P
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. J%n{R60b
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。 SS/t8Y4W
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(3)clown around 胡闹 bR;Zc
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C5^eD^[c
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 `DPR >dd@
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(4) cook up 虚构 $ZOKB9QccC
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (66DKG
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 p>@S61
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 U
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. mC}!;`$8p
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 >7^+ag~&
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )QvuoaJQ
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. G]- wN7G
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 MlM2(/ok
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 4fCg{
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. -=A W. Zo
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;dh8|ujh
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 }lzQMT
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. K9J"Q4pEC
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 i!=28|_
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. WZ<kk T
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 OLdD3OI
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(10)for good 永远 *KXg;777
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ",
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 M:~/e8Xv
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 6!3Jr
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aumXidbS
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 o,sw[
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 >Lo!8Hen
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. dWI.t1`i
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 OZ$"P<X_"
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 D-8>?`n\
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. zTa>MzH1-;
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。 5w#*JK
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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 DJ9;{,gm
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. N+vU@)_lC
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 0KF)+`CC>
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ` tkd1M
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. g1uqsqYt
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 '1}rQq Z
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }bv0~}G4
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。 7\
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 wnE
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