(1)call the shots 做决断 jy$@a%FD
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5P^ U_
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 dK?);*w]
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 B5=3r1Ly
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ryD%i"g<
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 K\=8eg93Z
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ;'kI/(;;C
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. T@+ClZi
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 OS7RQw1
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(4) cook up 虚构 u?Hb(xZtg=
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. nW;kcS*A
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3_ 2hC!u!K
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 &/F_*=VE
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. P@ypk^v
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 tbj=~xYf
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 T nxKR$Hoh
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. 5rN_jC*U
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。 2RNrIU I2
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 _\AUQ{
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 9 pKm*n&
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 X B I;Lg
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 eqzTQen8q
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =t+ ('
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 _x\m|SF_g
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 }5S2p@W)
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )LFD6\z1pl
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ??xlA-E
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(10)for good 永远 [!+D<Y
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !'c| N9
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 uCUu!Vfeg
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 |$w*RI0C
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aPBX=;(
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 JieU9lA^&B
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 OD4W}Y.
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. jb@\i@-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {g=b]yg\o
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 v5Y@O|i#
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +{>.Sk'$
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。 b.Su@ay@(^
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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 RK)l8c}
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. HYIRcY
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ~{QEL2
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 q6)N*?
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. NG-`ag`s
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 YRa4W.&Yn
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2]Fu
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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。 6Kht:WE
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 =YoTyq\
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