(1)call the shots 做决断
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X*Dj[TD]
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 HXYRH
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _uKZ Ml
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. dT$M y`>
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 f1)x5N
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Vc%R$E%
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. qc!MG_{Y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 #8bsxx!s
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(4) cook up 虚构 <b?!jV7
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. u4neXYSy
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 a9Z%JS]
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 |*Yf.-
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. L IVU^Os.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 -0eq_+oQ
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 P"?FnTbv[
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. 7Wa?$6d
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。 [NIlbjYH
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 pD2<fP_
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ,7)C"
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 RQB]/D\BO
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 j.ldaLdG
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. kR@Yl Yo
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 7Irau_
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 m6yIR6H
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8W+gl=C~
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 JwRF(1_sM
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(10)for good 永远 J~iBB~x.
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. p!V>XY'N^
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 {d%&zvJnD
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 J5[~LZKW
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {[t`j+J
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 :!f(F9
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 8dOo Q
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =GBI0&U
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ow;R$5G
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 j ! NO|&k
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {"H2 :-t<
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。 1?Aga,~k:a
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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 $hVYTy~}
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]PP:oriWl
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 4YMX|1wd)
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 vhT_=:x
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. o{kbc5_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 HygY>s+3[
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .LRxP#B
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。 3PUAH
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 @l(vYJ:f
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