(1)call the shots 做决断 kt kS$
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?zf3AZ9
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ] &SmeTe
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !DUOi4I
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3a&HW
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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。 4aKppj
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(3)clown around 胡闹 hu>wcOt
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #ro$$I;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 4];>O
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(4) cook up 虚构 P@Fx6
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gD;T"^S+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 4|4 *rhwp
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 2PSkLS&IM
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }=B~n0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 u08j9)
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =q>lP+
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. ,M:[GuXD<
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。 Dbb=d8utE
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 mmG]|Cl@
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. F8#MI
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Vvp{y
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ~'|^|*}~Dj
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7H|0.
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 4l>U13~#
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^/cqE[V~,
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 +p&zM3:9w
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(10)for good 永远 %zo
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. t1~k+
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ,tDLpnB@;
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 [XH,~JZJj
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. CpK:u!
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 I!}V+gu=
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 x iz+R9p
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pju*i6z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &g>MZ"Z|
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @BPQ >
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. O S#RCN*
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。 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 l8:!{I?s=
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -x:7K\=$SX
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ,%qP
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 <f =<r*6
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. O3)B]!xL
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 hsJ^Au=})w
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `t44.=%
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。 ,\i,2<hz.
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 SL`; `//
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