(1)call the shots 做决断 -$y/*'
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8PW3x-+
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 yrrP#F
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 J)=Ts({
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Be0v&Q_NK
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。 OV $|!n
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Oj.xJ(uX+v
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. s#)tiCSVW
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 D??
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(4) cook up 虚构 bRc~e@
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. lO^YAOY
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @LDu08lr
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 fmk(}
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^9*Jz{e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 --|L?-2k,
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 o7s<G8;?
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. EoHrXv
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 Ezw<
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 .&c!k1kH
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. V%!my[b
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 >WW5;7$
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Gw}b8N6E
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ST^{?Q
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 {}v<2bS
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 u1i
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |th"ET
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 bjGQ04da
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(10)for good 永远 ]5i]2r1
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Lk]/{t0
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \jThbCb
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 !mRDzr7
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +%RB&:K7,
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ]h_V5rdX@
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 [i)G:8U
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. j+>&~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 RI64QD
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (J/!9NS:
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. DANndXQLH
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。 YO^iEI.
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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 OLM}en_L
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Di8;Tq
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? maTZNzy
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 h9L/.>CX
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. VyL|d^'f_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Ks-aJ+}
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 N:Zf4
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。 n32.W?9
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 f.SmCgG
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