(1)call the shots 做决断 vzPrG%Uu7g
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >ZWm0nTr
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ='azVw%_
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 XZJx3!~fm
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )^AO?MW
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。 >~k
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ]RJ2`xf
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =s<QN*zJB0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 c$TBHK;c
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(4) cook up 虚构 57rP@,vj
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *{Vyt5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 C_o.d~xm
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 r\?*?sL
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. EhoR.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 UlR7_
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Gl(,%~F9i
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. 420K fVA
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。 +=v|kd
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 v?J2cL
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. l!2.)F` x
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 $on liW|
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 )U?W+0[=
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~ i,my31
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 [iz
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 /on p<u
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Fwtwf{9I
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 dBkB9nz
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(10)for good 永远 v~SN2,h
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Iq9+
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 p O.8>C%
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;6Z?O_zp4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 SJfsFi?n
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ZWv$K0agu
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1=>$c
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ft5 Bk'ZJ
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 r+n&Pp+9
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. G{<wXxq%
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 E[y?\{
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 afjC~}
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. x!J L9
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 4)?c[aC4P
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 %rYt; 7B
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Mg].#
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 iV%%VR8b
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a2z o_h2R
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 !zeBxR$&o
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 H74hv`G9
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