(1)call the shots 做决断 j*~z.Q |
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *8/cd0
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 c'Q.2^w^
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1C/Vwf:@
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?9T,sX:
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。 R[#B|$
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(3)clown around 胡闹 $_|jI
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. n8q%>.i7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 UI wTf2B
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(4) cook up 虚构 (m')dSZ
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #?Ob->v
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 YdYaLTz
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 %4/X;w\3
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 }!WuJz"
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Hx9lQ8
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. \Awqr:A&
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 !$Arc^7r
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 T+:GYab/
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ~`0=-Qkd
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ("=B,%F_
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 7+$P6[*
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. FX~pjM
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 99[v/L>F
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 |jKFk.M
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )<T2J0*
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 %D ,(S-Uj
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(10)for good 永远 |e2s{J2
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. fh&Q(:ZU
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !6J+#
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 zbDK$g6
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. z~jk_|?|?
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Pj7MR/AH
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 %kk~qvW
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "g1Fg.o
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 jZ?^ |1
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wR9gx-bE
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. VS+5{w:t
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。 M:%Ll3
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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 rTeADu_vf
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 'uLYah
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? px^brzLQo
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 e!4Kl:
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1tH#QZIT
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 W\z<p P
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 DjiWg(X
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。 =fI0q7]ndz
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 5pq9x4&
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