(1)call the shots 做决断 /|s~X@%K
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5-*hAOThg
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 W>#[a %R
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 L!;"73,&(8
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. #ME!G/
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。 YN]xI
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(3)clown around 胡闹 (/gv
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2JdzeJb
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 FP=up#zl
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(4) cook up 虚构 2NMg+Lt8v
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. I|n?32F
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ~ECIL7,
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 o|kiwr}Y
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !\<
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 /PZx['g
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 yopC
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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. LUs)"ZAi|
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。 mO=A50_&,Q
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 -=cxUDB
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. \OJam<hZ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 lfw|Q@
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 K/iFB
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $-)T
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 **V8a-@
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ;9CbioO
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. tVv/G~(
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 G! Y
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(10)for good 永远 %*zV&H
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r.q*S4IS.m
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 J`]9n>G
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 4Ei8G]O
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [g bFs-B2/
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 1Q_Q-Z
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 !,+<?o y
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. XJ!?>)N .
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )1f%kp#]
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 G|oO
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. G} f9:G
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 O3V.4tp
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 ~GE|,Np
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. F
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你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? AGl#f\_^
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 CcTdLq
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :7M%/#Fy
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 l 88n*O
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9Af nMD
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 ~47 0LgpO1
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 @d5$OpL$%
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