(1)call the shots 做决断 m&8'O\$
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %FO#j 6
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 iyf vcKO
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qUtlh,4)
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. TW}nO|qw
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。 c'~6 1HA<
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(3)clown around 胡闹 La'XJ|>V
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2i_k$-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 %Y// }
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(4) cook up 虚构 .:=G=v=1
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -mK;f$X
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 EG[Rda
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 "_
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )> |x 2q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 jUCrj'
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6#/v:;bF
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. f+Ht
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。 E;AOCbV*$
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ;4ETqi9
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. m<uBRI*I
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 "WE*ED
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 +GqUI~a
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hMvLx>q3)
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 KN-)m ta&
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 m3i+b
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7$u}uv`j
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 %d#h<e|,.
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(10)for good 永远 U}2b{
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &;]KntxB
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 R-V4Ju[:
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 K/Qo~
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. U sS"WflB
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 MYVgi{
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 s/0S]P]}f
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. hFp\,QSx
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 HXp$\%A)
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7I`8r2H
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ri mz~}+
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。 Q'qz(G0
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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 \hr2#!
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. wYAi-gdOi
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 -)LiL
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. o1zKns?
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 mW&hUPRx
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gJC~$/2
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。 -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。 iu+r=sp
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