(1)call the shots 做决断 $@}\T
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. se^(1R k
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 /sa\Ze;E
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 L\/YS;Y
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =k|hH~
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。 y|O)i
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(3)clown around 胡闹 (U@uJ
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. S/)J<?<b
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ?D]qw4 J
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(4) cook up 虚构 "~=\AB=+Z
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {S=gXIh(y
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 $0wF4$)
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 t1%<l
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Q"QL#<N
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 .!`v2_
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 v:w $l{7
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ;DN:AgXP
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 OK1f Y`$z
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 a"|\n_
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. u*C"d1v=
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 C~([aH@-I
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 *d/,Y-tl
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ja|XFs~
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 "RG #e+
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 q1O}dSPwX
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Xy'qgK?
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \y*,N^w u
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(10)for good 永远 jpW(w($XL
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ZPolE_P7
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 JJn+H&[B
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Uk0]A
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. dtT2h>h9
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 kn 1+lF@
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 sJ(q.FRM'
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. A[.5Bi
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?=lnYD j
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }^/;8cfLY
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {x8UL7{
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。 $}/Q%r
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. HxmCKW!
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? YvP u%=eF
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 0XNj!^&
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. T2$V5RyX
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 hm5A@Z
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \jcEEIEi
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。 Q,
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 RZ:i60
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