(1)call the shots 做决断 rBfg*r`)
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. LdEE+"Jw
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 @a(oB.i
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 RGp'b
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2 ~-( A
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。 ikHOqJ-,m
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ps+:</;Z
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )4uq
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 y<M]dd$
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(4) cook up 虚构 !01i%W'
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. , N
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 x+^Vg3 q
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 5f_7&NxT
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [z+x"9l0!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 C3.=GRg~l
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7I3 :u+
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. Jck"Ks
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。 kl<g;3
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ?Aw3lH#:
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Qlh?iA
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 )!,@m>0v{
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 z2~87fv+
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. s=U\_koyH
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 [YE?OQ7#
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 KN, 4@4
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. bA*"ei+!
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 2sun=3qb
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(10)for good 永远 26PD[af64O
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。 ]]y[t|6
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 4(|yD;
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0BDS_Rx
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w4A#>;Qu*
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 24X=5Aj
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. XtzOFx/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {u4i*udG`)
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 I>hmbBlDv
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3?^NN|xg
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。 a7*COh
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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 BA*&N>a
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;qb Dbg
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? y/\ZAtnLo
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 .hne)K%={y
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hgwn> p:S#
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 oG\>--
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +.K*n&
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。 r\RFDj
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 XHNkQe
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