(1)call the shots 做决断 r8@]|`j
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5?F5xiW
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 mE`qA*=?
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 t))MZw&@
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }dop]{RG
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。 w6Nnx5Ay
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(3)clown around 胡闹 PBnH#zm
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 71\53Qr#U
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 tnaFbmp
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(4) cook up 虚构 :u./"[G
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k`Ifl)
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 V0v,s^\H
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 F'b%D
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -z~!%4 a
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 VO8rd>b4
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5\MC5us3
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. 7n6g;8xE
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。 itP`{[
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 a3<:F2=~\
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. /V:9*C
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 3}<U'%sd
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 UMR ?q0J
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. HKXC=^}x'
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 u*G<?
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ve
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (tX3?[ii
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 6sSwSS
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(10)for good 永远 h9)fXW
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. = 'NV3by
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 k?14'X*7yu
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 HCs^?s8Pp
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &)mZ~cPU3
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (c(F1=K
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 }+9?)f{?@
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ::oFL#+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s2{SbOBis
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0I)$!1~O)
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =EP`,zqn$9
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。 p H 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 Reikf}9Q
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. x,,y}_YX
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? LpU}.
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 TVD~Ix
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m}uOBR+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Cg):
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }`B
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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。 I9S;t_Z<
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 {Yj5Mj|#
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