(1)call the shots 做决断 Ly #_?\bn
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9&
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. VmvQvQ/9R
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。 3V;gW%>
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(3)clown around 胡闹 APSgnf
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. R7_VXvm>z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 j43$]'-
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(4) cook up 虚构 f8n
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. HW 6.O|3
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 K*vU5S
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 bcz-$?]
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. c:\shAM&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 2 y8~#*O
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?<%=:
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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. +U8Bln
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。 V3s L;
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 YA&`&$
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. PkUd~c
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 !1Y&Y@ze
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 zG9|K
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 @,OT/egF4:
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $g\&5sstE
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ]z ==
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(10)for good 永远 d7Ro}>lp
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. wij,N(,H
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 GjT#%GBF
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 *@S@x{{s
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^vni&sJ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 }DjYGMrTB
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 L^0v\
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pGGmA;TC1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?S[Y:<R{:
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >fs2kha
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. iEHh{H(
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。 ERz;H!pU8
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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 lj[,|[X7`
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. gK1g]Tc @G
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 4<S'
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _elX<o4
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 t~p
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 k&6I f0i
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。 :0~QRc-u
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 0Y+FRB]u
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