(1)call the shots 做决断 B)P]C5KRD
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R`Hy0;X
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 E>r7A5Uo
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &xt
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z@>kqJ%
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。 s+=':Gcb(C
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(3)clown around 胡闹 rJRg4Rog
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x2OAkkH\]i
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 /?S^#q>m%
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(4) cook up 虚构 V&Rwj_Y
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `z7,HJ.0c
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 _~F
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 `'pAiu
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. a#9pN?~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 p|BoEITL
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 eYu 0")
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. ekmWYQ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Fw}|c
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. <zAYq=IU
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ip1gCH/?_+
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 S a}P
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. cz|?j
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 @*|T(068&
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 |WOc0M[U
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Oi-%6&}J
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 )V_;]9<wt
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(10)for good 永远 <num!@2D
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. nI1(2a1
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 :l?mNm5
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 R-wz+j#
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. OEC/'QOae
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 }u{gQlV
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 E\p"%
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =+q\Jh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 o)R<sT
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 l/\D0\x2
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. sNP
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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。 ( 5uSqw&U
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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 8Kk41 =
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %}XyzGq{
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 8lA,3'z
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?ks.M'@
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 A5%$<
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0'YJczDq:7
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。 ^Xu4N"@
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 >mG64N
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