(1)call the shots 做决断 mF$jC:Tb
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @)!1#^(}%
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 2EI m
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 GoZJDE3
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. JUUF^/J
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 B@~eBU,$
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(3)clown around 胡闹 O#89M%
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. p-i]l.mT5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 *T}dv)8
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(4) cook up 虚构 V~%WKQ
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /*xmv
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 eyl) uR
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 D%";!7u
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1.cUolnr
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 lhvZ*[[<)
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <:_]Yl
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. IWbp^l+!t
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。 k)4lX|}Vm
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 hG0lR.:
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 4OESsN$O
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 8^ ZM U{
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 My43\p
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. xQ(KmP2hl
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 dpOL1rrE
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 U Y?]\4Om
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. D;;o
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 j]]ziz,E
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(10)for good 永远 %RR|QY*
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. oqU#I~ -
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 -|iA!w#31
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 EKJc)|8
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8~L.6c5U
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =dw*B
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 W0 ,"V'C
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (H|d 3
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Ia>th\_&
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 l`w|o
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. tS.b5$Q
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。 DB?PS^-2
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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 whp\*]8
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. U\!LZ?gC
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? MxvxY,~{0
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 >C d&K9H
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ]Pl6:FB8%@
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Fl|&eO,e
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 NBR'^6
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。 \?]HqPibx
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 6'lT`E|
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