(1)call the shots 做决断 Sq>dt[7
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :KQ~Cb
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 K[I=6
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5kc/Y/4o
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~qiJR`Jj
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。 ,Xu-@br{
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(3)clown around 胡闹 7-bd9uVK
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @6Y?\Wx$w
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 q }i]'7
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(4) cook up 虚构 G)EU_UE9
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. pj\u9
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 t|w_i-&b,
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {3|t;ZHk
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 -$pzl,^ h
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :i0uPh\0
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. >~''&vdsk\
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。 }z eO]"`
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 52@C9Q,
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 8H%;WU9-
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 wg9t)1k{e
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 iowTLq!?
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. xs{3pkTYD
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ;;!yC
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 bBiE
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. L^r#o-H<
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 prWk2_D;*
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(10)for good 永远 KI.q@zO6|
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w^\52
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 x)
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 KN^=i5K+Y
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =rMUov h
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 n7zm>&
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 3(="YbZ
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +cJL7=V&
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 DHyq^pJ
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ?j'7l=94A
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 6]&OrS[
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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 Ab~3{Q]#
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. GF"hx`zyJ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Q{O+
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. WO7z
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 U#0Q)
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^4y,W]JUDt
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。 MS
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 d8DV[{^
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