(1)call the shots 做决断 >d{O1by=d9
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R06zca
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Z\)emps
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 VHUOI64*
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 'h:[[D%H`
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。 U_/<tWl\[3
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(3)clown around 胡闹 @NY$.K#]
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2Y2J)5,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 GkutS.2G#
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(4) cook up 虚构 FQ72VY
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &7gE=E(M
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 - A\J:2a|
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 )t/[z3rn
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. BUozpqN}
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 YnCWmlC
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 pKM5<1J
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. w,CZ*/^
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 CLU[')H0
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 jgb>:]:
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 0tzMu#
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 dF-d
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 e+ZC<Bdh
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7r_Y.
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 'x-PQQ
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 xzGs%01]
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @+S5"W
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 e?&4;
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(10)for good 永远 [P*w$Hn
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. TAbC-T.EV
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 bN#)F
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 (S@H'G"
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. r}gp{Pf7e
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 t-vH \m
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 lIN`1vX(
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. zqq$PaH*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 xV
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -6+&?f
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #\&jM
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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。 KL4Z||n
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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 JQ*CF(9
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. fRTQ5V
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 6^L4wd7)
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 8^H <dR
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *(~=L%s
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 D [#1~M
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (>
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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。 8: KlU(J
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Ef;OrE""
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