(1)call the shots 做决断 '9@} =pE
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. noI>Fw<V
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 'y_<O |-
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 . l1uqCuB
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "L ,)4v/J
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。 % \N52
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(3)clown around 胡闹 iwM$U(
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. J[ 0o6
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 .: dy d
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(4) cook up 虚构 hJ|zX
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gu:8+/W8L
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -]hk2Q0
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 iG+hj:5
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. k9Pwf"m|](
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 gs/ i%O
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 e 97Ll=>
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. vU(uu:U9
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 5ub|r0&M
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 cl,\N\
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. +q<G%PwbV
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;YGCsLT<xt
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ;-]' OiS;
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )SjhOvm
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 SHcFnxEAIH
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 cpLlkR O
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. u([|^~H]
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 tRC*@>I$
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(10)for good 永远 9Ub##5$[,
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. fGtYvl O-5
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 &AUtUp
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 &d,!^9
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. h;C/} s
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 *Rx&