(1)call the shots 做决断 CW
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M2I*_pI
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 vbfQy2q
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z1{>"o:@
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。 o{3>n"\w3
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ~-#Jcw$+n=
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9-!G Ya'Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ZE9.r`
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(4) cook up 虚构 85lcd4&~
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. biENRJQ.
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =yWdtBng
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ^Hz1z_[X@
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. lN x7$z`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 vsJDVJ +=
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )r?-_qj=
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. sgRWjrc/
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。 a%5/Oc[[
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 }ld^zyL
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ^U##9KkP
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 LCW}1H:Q
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 hii#kB2
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. C7K]c4T
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Mbn;~tY>
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 g.\%jDM
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ij1YV2v
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 y9.?5#aL
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(10)for good 永远 D@kf^1G
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;=WwJ Np~
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d4p6.3
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 RFX{]bQp9
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !(gSXe)*
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 O{0it6
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Cj$:TWYIh[
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. dsH*9t:z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 TFAR>8Nm
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3O;"{E=
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }Rw6+;
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。 X4{<{D`0t8
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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 h1l%\ 3ZH
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &x;n^W;#
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? >P]gjYN
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 <@Vf:`a!P>
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;#9ioGx
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 %>5>wP
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *f_A:`:
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。 O<E8,MCA[a
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Dt{WRe\#
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