(1)call the shots 做决断 kg97S
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kHK0(bYK
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 G}nO@
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 r@G#[.*A>
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ec3<%+0f
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。 c1XX~8
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(3)clown around 胡闹 SU.ythU2,c
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 8V/L:h#7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ci9R.U)
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(4) cook up 虚构 yd_
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. vX|UgK?2^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 *m+BuGt|
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 yYZxLJ='
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. pv)`%<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 #I*QX%(H#
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {FO$yw=>
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. 2}U!:bn(
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。 eOT+'[3"
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 $A_]:qI2
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 5e8AmY8;
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 }2 8=
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 #KlCZ~s
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [^YA=Khu
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 eGL1
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 "/{RhY<
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _i0kc,*C\
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 _l`e#XbG
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(10)for good 永远 Q,T"Zd Q
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. O`1!
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 w4,Ag{t>
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 2S[-$9
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5Qwh(C^H
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 y]
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 pmvT$;7I
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,i9Byx#TN
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Bh`N[\r
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +avMX&%
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。 9LnN$e
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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 E(pF:po
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `>(W"^
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 = {'pUU
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3\O|ii
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 hOv={:
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 rHge~nY<
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。 aVs(EHF
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 sb_oD{+gW
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