(1)call the shots 做决断 c&AygqN
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. hS)'a^FV
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 huJ&]"C
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 '=Rs/EDME
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. z"0I>gl
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。 8Le||)y,\
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(3)clown around 胡闹 <-[wd.M_
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )rekY;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 D|Q#gcWp o
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(4) cook up 虚构 3wC' r
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :.$3vaZ@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }[4r4 1[
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 8=gjY\Dp
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M+w=O!dq
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ptU\[Tq
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 w]]8dz
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. UPG9)aF
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。
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ~zJ?H<>
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Ib+Y~
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 V+VkY3
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 /+@p7FqlE
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }Q=!Y>Tc
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 dvt9u9Vg=
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 -(f)6a+H
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. MP!d4
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 PX<J&rx
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(10)for good 永远 )?X-(4
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. v
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )i!o8YB
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 H;YP8MoQ
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. i*#-I3
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Yy)tmq
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 w+1|9Y
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \lZf<