(1)call the shots 做决断 eL1)_M;{
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |e91KmiqJ
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Ns$,.D
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !,O Y{='
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2Ft#S8
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 zsr; 37
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ,0aRHy_^
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 jJV1 /]TJ
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(4) cook up 虚构 42=/$V
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. SedVp cb+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +R',$YzD
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 \u*[mrX_B:
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. T'-kG"l b
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;v5Jps2^]
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. vlo!D9zsV3
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 \xKhbpO~
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 t[:G45].-k
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. %&!B2z}
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ,VZ<r5NT
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 wg^'oy
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. = ,c!V
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 -/R?D1kOq
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 3Qd%`k
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. cd;~60@K
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 bd&Nf2
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(10)for good 永远 ,S?M;n?z_
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. kudXwj
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 hR,5U=+M7
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 2XrYm"6w
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. zKQXmyO
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 c@lH
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Ebp=du
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. DpIk$X
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 a6'T]DW0W
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~:N 1[
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $s,(-C
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 m}]\ ^$d
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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 wRJ`RKJ-T
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9'A^n~JHF
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? [_HOD^
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 >
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?&bB?mg\
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 <[V1z=Eo/]
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -+WE9
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。 @O8X )
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 iZ 9ed]mf
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