(1)call the shots 做决断 ,?s3%<\2
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =s3f{0G
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 7` AQn],
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |]FJfMX
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. pV`?=[h9
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。 MD`1KC_m
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(3)clown around 胡闹 GR6BpV7
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. t<~$?tuZ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 >HMuh)
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(4) cook up 虚构 AY3nQH
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. R)4L]ZF
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 B^Z %38o
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 5>{
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. cZ>h [XX[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 o9&&u1`M/
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~m4{GzB
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ^=kUNyY
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 HjG!pO{
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 m^hi}Am1
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. hbfTv;=z
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 +JQ/DNv
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ]!l]^/.
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Y*oT(
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 6, =oTmFP
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 R Ptc \4
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zg)-RCG
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7ip$#pzo
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(10)for good 永远 dG5p`N%
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^B)iBfZ
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .8[Uk^q
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 E=PmOw7b
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. liu%K9-r
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !=sM `(=~
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 EtVRnI@
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. M3>c?,O)J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4@|"1D3
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7&ty!PpD
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. A}K2"lQ#>,
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。 9WE_9$<V
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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 ! 2]eVO
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. df@r2 /Y
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 6[cC1a3r:
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 (- ]A1WQ?
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. bo>4:i
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 WKjE^u
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ){'Ef_/R
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。 Na6z1&wS
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 S(bYN[U
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