(1)call the shots 做决断 n V<YwqK
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r8qee$^M
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 eI@O9<.&
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. jN[Z mJz'
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 :%Bo)0a9
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(3)clown around 胡闹 p7z#4 GW
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k;%}%"EVZ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 2$jY_{B+x
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(4) cook up 虚构 }MoCUN)I
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *yB!^O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !nu#r$K(
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 1vobfZ-w9
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ALFw[1X
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 k07O.9>
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 w ^r*qi"
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. <-$4?}
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 ]^s4NXf+
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 (A1 !)c
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. L,R9jMx?_
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 iJ~pX\FKO
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 oI^iL\\2h
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \A':}<Rj
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Y#uf 2>J
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 4pF%G
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9!o:)99U
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 m(9E{;
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(10)for good 永远 '*K/K],S]
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 4H{L>e
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. _c`Gxt%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 MYLq2g\
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 _))_mxV{
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. u U\UULH0
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 o6'`W2P
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {<&x9<f9
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Dj?95Z,r
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 O(CUwk
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. b>G!K)MS3
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 0YW<>Y`6
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,>e)8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Hz28L$
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )J5(M`
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&k1'KL&
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 v;irk<5
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