(1)call the shots 做决断 G<7M;vRvP
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r84^/+"T
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~lo43$)^
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Y%?S:&GH
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `q36`Wn
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 'f<N7%eZ
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Tgz=I4g
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @R5^J{T
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 e\V
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(4) cook up 虚构 BH0m[9nU;
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 76tn`4NIP
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 QCbD^
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 1Vu#:6%
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. e`n ZiM>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 >/A]C$?3
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 C-y MWr
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. ~q3O,bb{
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。 OyO]; Yk
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ;eYG\uKC{
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. iN&oSpQ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 vaB ql(?'2
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 /
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hVF^"$
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 :IZAdlz[@
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 >`AK'K8{M
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. PuJ3#H
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 %+l95Dv1
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(10)for good 永远 )95k3xo
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. q\@Zf}
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]VjvG};
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 %&6QUv^
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. PZ|I3z
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _^&
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 >=0]7k;
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T_D3WHp
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _Q1p_sdg
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &x1A{j_
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Lng. X8D
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。 GNJ/|9
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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 NF&Sv
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. M G$+Blw>
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? U
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 v Z9OJrF
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. WK6,K92
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 G?}?>O
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 dy_Uh)$$|g
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。 ;O}%SCF7
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 =6~
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