(1)call the shots 做决断 +RooU?Aq
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. CP7dn/
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 B>53+GyMV
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S1QMS
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. uM2@&)u
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。 AF'<
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(3)clown around 胡闹 `Lr], >aG
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /|?$C7%a\D
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 up5f]:!
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(4) cook up 虚构 2HeX( rB
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &,&+p0CSI!
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 hXTfmFy{n
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =[(34#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 &QHJ%c
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )~U1sW&t
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. X1@DI_
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。 |}=eY?iXo
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 yK*vn]}
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. _S r}3
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Geq]wv8
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 vIV|y>;g
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -|.NwGh
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 8 .%0JJ .3
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 {7M++J=
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 37hdZt.,
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 a-NTA
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(10)for good 永远 <M:BN6-yG
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. eCGr_@1
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 8['R D`O
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^')8-aF
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. rW?WdEg
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 j9
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 }5
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. xM jn=\}
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 @|
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 NEq_!!/sF
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9?l a5
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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 p2STy\CS
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. h@%Xy(/m'
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 d/d)MoaJ*t
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hP6f
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 qAjtvc2
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >=@-]X2%j
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。 2`=jKt
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 SzW;Yb"#^k
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