(1)call the shots 做决断 =qX*]
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "Z~`e]>
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Pw
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 R9vY:oN%
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^6qjSfFW}
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。 0I^Eo|
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ~bGnq,
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. `M)E* G
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 T3rn+BxF 7
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(4) cook up 虚构 @'HT;Q!\Vd
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xE1rxPuq)d
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 )-q\aX$])
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 iokPmV
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^K.*.|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 gn`zy9PU
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 a[ i>;0
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Xl?YBZ}
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 Y-]YDXrPQ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 doH2R@
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. !&JiNn('
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 pUhc3L
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 !
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L~
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ngLJ@TP-
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 3I\m,Ob
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. jE*Ff&]%m
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ] 9@X?q
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(10)for good 永远 Of#K:`1@
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. esteFLm`6
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 z^3Q.4Qc6^
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 e{JVXc[D
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. FT4l$g7"
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ~$ *`cO
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 8sWr\&!
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. yl]UUBcQ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 #]X2^ND47
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 D2)i3vFB
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _ .!aBy%xf
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。 .<dOED{v
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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 @`Wt4<
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. u{P~zyx
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ,02w@we5
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 W]@6=OpH
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )^";BVY
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (M8hy4Ex
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 hbH#Co~o4#
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。 T*R{L
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 uR^.
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