(1)call the shots 做决断 '%a:L^a?
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. t~Ic{%bdA
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Cio(Ptt:
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *O-m:M!eA
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. yzX S{#\
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。 fOk(ivYy
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(3)clown around 胡闹 `|:` yl
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uFOYyrESc
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ={{q_G\WD
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(4) cook up 虚构 yW i?2
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $tK/3
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 W@~a#~1O
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 )=0@4
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. VxU{ZD~<Z"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 '9AYE"7Ydk
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,@Elw>^
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. !ed0
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 <_4'So>
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 E FBvi
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. YH-W{].
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 >E>'9@Uh
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 5J3K3
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. >~T2MlRux
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 MnptC 1N
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 WX$AOnEv
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ?nf4K/IjZ!
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 MhN8'y(
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(10)for good 永远 jf&
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ystd[
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 hTQ]xN)
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 y"ms;w'z
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. u/5)Yx+5_
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 DF"*[]^[
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ~B`H5#
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1*B'o<?P1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .L_ Hk
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 No]#RvEd3
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. fc%C!^7
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。 w5a;ts_x
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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 h9 +76
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <{.pYrn
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? :) T#.(mR
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 /tq e:*
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. kyUG+M
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 7nbaR~ZV
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 szy2"~hm
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。 Kp/l2?J"
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 9NqZ&S
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