(1)call the shots 做决断 lD[@D9
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. CV"}(1T
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 -;_"Y]#
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2h51zG#qd
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 16 `M=R
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。 |au`ph5
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(3)clown around 胡闹 `+\$
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. i]k)wr(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 |*g#7YL
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(4) cook up 虚构 1%B9xLq
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. IP#vfM
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 `&q+ f+z
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. N^[
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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。 >VIFQ\
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zu
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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. 95@u|#n
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。 W1"NKg~4
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 HLV8_~gQPf
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. =Vs?=|r
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 PA,aYg0f
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 dR\yRC]I
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. T]&?^QGAZ
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 eUNaq&M
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 `0]N#G
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. GZrN,M
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ' abEY
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(10)for good 永远 .cs x"JC
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @PNgqjd
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4_QfM}Fyp
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 #bt f|\D
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9;7"S.7AV
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @B>D>B
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 S5>ztK.e
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. sd%)g<t
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {z
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 q6-o!>dLQ
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]m 3cm
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。 hIqU idJod
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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 q9ra
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5"57F88Y1
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? +5|k#'%5
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 nsi?.c&0!
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. OjlX<y.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 E%v0@
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 U'" #jT
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。 [#@lsI
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 `W)?d I?#M
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