(1)call the shots 做决断 (Fd4Gw<sq
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }rZ=j6Z
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 w! 7/;VJ3d
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^D[;JV
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :|3C-+[
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。 IpmREl$j
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(3)clown around 胡闹 j=S"KVp9NF
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;gV8f{X{Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 our5k
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(4) cook up 虚构 Sn&%epi
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 0eP~F2<bC
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 p~ItHwiT
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 a$8?0`(
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M-|2W~YU
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 +-d>Sl (
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /p"R}&z
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Q.\ovk~,a
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 0fU>L^P_?
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 WpZ^R;eK
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 8t!"K_Mkx
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 N> Y3[G+
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 :Ej)AfS
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %xz02$k
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 \gpKQt0
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 7F\g3^z9`
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. etVE8N'
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 w"|c;E1;_
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(10)for good 永远 _P:P5H8
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~Y[1Me
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d+'+z %s%
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 i^l;PvIF
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. CjGI}t
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =@>&kU%$&
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 \Y$NGB=2[
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N}=-+E|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [>86i
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9'M_t Mm5
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. G'Y|MCKz>
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。 >smaR^m
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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 S EmD's
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. n9^zAcUbAW
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 5{> cfN\q
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. gNeCnf#Xa
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Tp7?:YY|
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 s5HbuyR^
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。 XN@5TZoaW
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ]+8,@%="
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