(1)call the shots 做决断 ,QC{3i~
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;^La"m
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 xBUya4w
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /R~1Zj2&
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *4U^0e
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。 ?6(I V]
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(3)clown around 胡闹 |X,|QC*7?
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?|WoIV.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 {D?50Q
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(4) cook up 虚构 PlF87j (
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. M~WijDj
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 LUH"
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 b3S.-W{p.
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8%%f%y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 .~Fp)O:!
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &=<x#h-
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. g8Q5m=O*
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。 !Gu%U $d
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 `(v='$6}
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. O=v#{ [
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 smdZxFl
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 !:|TdYrmj
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. lZyG)0t,g
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 E Q4KV
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 #O$
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. AX?fuDLs
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 CPVjmRUF|
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(10)for good 永远 (
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. AjJURn0`,!
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 _<=S_<$2
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 NZP.0coY
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. w?zKjqza=v
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 56e r`=ms
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 7M<'ddAN
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `W dD8E
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1QcT$8HA
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 R)F;py8)I
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #VB')^d<U
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 AK=
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 CT KG9 T
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. VOc8q-hK
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? <&&SX;
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 A#nun
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :8 jhiB)
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 MZTx:EN!
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?OE.O/~l
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 d"5oD@JG:
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ;w6>"O$a
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