(1)call the shots 做决断 EN)YoVk
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. mlD%d!.
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 I; ^xAd3G
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %B[YtWqm`/
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :wFb5"
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。 >ze>Xr'm5=
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(3)clown around 胡闹 (qJIu
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9*BoYFw92*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 pi|\0lH6W
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(4) cook up 虚构 cZ6?P`X
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. NAJ '><2
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 f+{c1fb>s
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 n; Lo
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. v hRu`Yb
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 -)p@BtMS
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 AU3auBol
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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. Jw2B&)k/
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。 )ZQHa7V
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Ii|uGxEc
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. pTc$+Z73
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 S4;wa6
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 >?^~s(t
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :uOZjEZi
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 z`c%?_EK
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 G%xb0%oi]%
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2O?Vr"
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(10)for good 永远 =AWX
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. H0: iYHu
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 np<f,
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 E~'q?LJOB
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1,m\Q_
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 kJHr&=VO~
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 `2Wl
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >L#];|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 3 %z
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &mX5&e
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Is4%}J!8
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 :Tlf4y:/w
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 AQE
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Y'tq m&}
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 6"BtfQ")
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 5oVLv4Z9u
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %M|Z}2qv
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 5x:Ift
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j)g_*\tQ
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 <9Lv4`]GU5
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ?| D$#{^
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