(1)call the shots 做决断 a]=vq(N'r
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. xS\QKnG.
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 W<hdb!bE
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 9xS`@ "`
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;>8TNB e!
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。 +(P43XO08
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(3)clown around 胡闹 po$ynp756
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 4l!Yop0h
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Y l3[~S
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(4) cook up 虚构 ]!J3?G
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {$TB#=G
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 <Ibr.L]
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ht)*Ync
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 IEr`6|X
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c:_i)":
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. yc4f\0B/
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。 y#Sw>-zRq
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 r~!%w(N|M
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. pmD-]0
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 gx9sBkoq5D
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 T2PFE4+Dp
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V5@[7ncVf
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ue:P#] tx
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 6{r[ Dq
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +PXfr~ 4
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 86 /i~s
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(10)for good 永远 whZ],R*u
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. GZ[h`FJg/
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 N4(VRA
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 >s?;2T2"yx
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. WuZn|j'
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _,1kcDu
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 LmdV@gR
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. x<7` 109]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 U*U)l$!
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 HPCA$LD
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. RIqxM
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。 G6F['g);
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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 [gr[0aG Bc
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. iKH T
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Uk ;.Hrt.
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 XlJux_LD:
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >@e%,z
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ;9 n8on\
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `a-T95IFy
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。 'n.9qxY;
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ^M5uLm-_s
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