(1)call the shots 做决断 xA}{ZnTbN
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. O_SM! !,
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 6& 9q6IIy
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /hyCR___
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ga*
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。 aUBu"P$J
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(3)clown around 胡闹 twTRw:.!f
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. cja-MljD
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 lo>:S1
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(4) cook up 虚构 Lhgs|*M
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. m)<N:|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 & *&
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 TF,a`?c`
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. JnH5v(/
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 6tM@I`l
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 lU3Xd_v
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例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. %x$mAOUv
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。 ui^v.YCMI
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ?Vr~~v"fg8
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ]"1\z>Hg
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 j)O8&[y=
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 3dI(gm6
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0k|/]zfb
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 *;(GL
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 SYK?5_804
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (pQ$<c
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^m^,:]I0P
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(10)for good 永远 S>?B)
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. `JG7Pl/ih
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 yz=6 V%
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Vg"Ze[dA
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5 s2/YG=
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >5]w\^QN9_
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 4>[tjz.?k
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. B.[5N;c
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ["?WVXCF8|
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 fm,:8%
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. j: B,K.:
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 2HvzMo-4
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 4=n%<U`Z/
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 27jZ~Bp$
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 04<T2)QgK
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. D61e
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ol8uV{:"
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 s=|&NlO$
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。 4?&CK
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。
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