(1)call the shots 做决断 Nw](".
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. cBEHH4U
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 !E&MBAKy
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 M$&>5n7
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. h[=nx^
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。 V_a)jJ
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(3)clown around 胡闹 :):zNn_>`
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /)V4k:#b
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 8sw,k
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(4) cook up 虚构 i7eI=f-Q
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \{PNw F?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3ps,uozj
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 #@_1fE
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。 Tb#
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 En5!"w|j
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. Bxv8RB
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。 $!`L"szqD*
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 YsAF{
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. V.,bwPb{9
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 -2lRia
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 %N{sD[^
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &|=?acv
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 @)z*BmP
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ~V$ f#X
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. eU~?p|Np
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;](h2Z`3s
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(10)for good 永远 I*c;hfu
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "/y|VTV"
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 yqBa_XPV8
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 73pC
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. X2P``YFV{
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 q
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ]Wy.R6
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. xA9V$# d|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 x3;jWg~'
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ni0LQuBp
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "VQ|Ed
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。 LJ
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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 Hir(6Bt
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *2#FRA#q
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Q;@X2JSp
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 qSR?,G
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. E -
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 xiJz`KD&
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 h=Oh9zsz8
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。 cUNGo%Y
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 jDJ.
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