(1)call the shots 做决断 Ikiib
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0-|byAh
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 I1\a[Xe8E
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 a{J,~2>
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2eC(Ijq[a
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。 mG`e3X6@-
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(3)clown around 胡闹 1~ t{aLPz
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2KN6}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 80&.JP.
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(4) cook up 虚构 S_v'hlrrT
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. vab@-=%k
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 0=q;@OIf
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 d/|D<Sb[s
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 'd&0Js$^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 .E&z$N
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 mKg@W;0ML
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. JF qf;3R
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。 tnW;E\cR
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 \!X?zR_
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Rx.
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 <J# R3{
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 VA]ZR+m
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A. Nz_!
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 9c5!\m1
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 A8CIP:Z
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _3-RoA'UZr
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 YqK+F=0
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(10)for good 永远 $X{B*
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .rD#1)O
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 35-DnTv
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 RPofa+
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .x\/XlM
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 *FI5z[8,
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 P22y5z~
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. XSL
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 YFC0KU
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 hSLwiX~
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. troy^H
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。 tq4"QBIKh
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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 DLg `Q0`M5
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )\:lYI}Wpm
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ;OT#V,}r
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ->RF`SQu
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. h~^qG2TYWq
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 0qotC6l~_w
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 C4X{Ps\
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。 ]w&?k:y>
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 y[ rB"
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