(1)call the shots 做决断 S.m{eur!,E
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. vUU9$x
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 X+S9{X#Cm
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 LBsluT
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. >>o dZL
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 OJ$]V,Z00x
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(3)clown around 胡闹 *ikc]wQr$
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -~ Mb
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 4K\(xd&Q
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(4) cook up 虚构 m~u5kbHOi=
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. O#k6' LN?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 S=nzw-(I
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 I`LuRlw
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $!(pF
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Jjv=u
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 >wBJy4:
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Nkl_Ho,
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 ;YX4:OBqr
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 I'iGt~4$
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 5nO% Ke=
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;z:UN}
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 &8_gRP
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <U >>ZSi
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ?)X,0P'
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 [4C:r!
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. QxOjOKAG
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 rKf-+6Na
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(10)for good 永远 kO{s^_qR^c
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /)(#{i*
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;Tc`}2
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 h{p=WWK
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >ByXB!Wi+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 aZ'Lx:)R
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 y+6o{`0
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pg%aI,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /_Z652@
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ux3<l +jv^
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wG<(F}VX
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。 .0O2Qqdg
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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. yH*6@P4:0=
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Zrr5csE
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 HnCzbt@
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m"jV}@agX
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 )
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 16i"Yg!*
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。 oK%K}{`
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 A\#P*+k 0
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