(1)call the shots 做决断 MOC/KNb
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {)Xy%QV
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 j1Ezf=N6`
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {[F A#
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. a.Vuu)+Quw
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。 d5 -qZ{W
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(3)clown around 胡闹 [B3RfCV{
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. SWLo|)@[/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ZC8wA;!z^
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(4) cook up 虚构 DNi+"[~&P
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. kT=8e;K
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 lx i<F
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 8k79&|
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. P~dcW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 =u;MCQ[
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 !9x}
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. R-Sym8c
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。 >sbu<|]a
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 =c7;r]Ol
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. V8(-
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 /RF7j;
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 7z-[f'EIUI
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^Dx&|UwiZa
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 _cwpA#x`}
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 QW"! (`K
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Pz^544\~ou
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 $!DpjN
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(10)for good 永远 \v/[6&|X0s
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ss`LLq0LO
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^}r1;W?n
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 r*Xuj=
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;d?R:Uw8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 F[0]/
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 hOeRd#AQK
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pJ{Y
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~XIb\m9H
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 f!"w5qC^
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. E_`=7i
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 @XVTU
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 Ep}s}Stlr}
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. W8<%[-r
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? %$mA03[MQ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 s @C}P
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =Sv/IXX\di
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 <uJ@:oWG7
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <QvOs@i*
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。 *h|U,T7ew
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 j39wA~K
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