(1)call the shots 做决断 PBww
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. nR@,ouB-$
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 `I vw`} L
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 m7wc)"`t
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?WQd
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。 'Rkvsch
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(3)clown around 胡闹 CziaxJ
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "ex~LB
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 :7Z\3_D/
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(4) cook up 虚构 [mf7>M`p]@
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 iPY vePQ
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 _{*$>1q
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r]JC~{
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Pm#x?1rAj
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;;w6b:}-c
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. g"!#]LLe
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 ,;cel^.b
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 jQxPOl$-
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. UC+7-y,
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 le^_6|ek
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 &ap`}^8pM
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. vpeBQ=2\
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 {GQ
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 [Zt#
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ),;D;LI{S
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 (U(/C5'
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(10)for good 永远 UR/qVO?
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _<%\h?W$
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )+w/\~@
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 AFINm%\/0
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~X~xE]1o|U
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 $h,&b<-
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 T@Ss&eGT2
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @[5_C?2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Mm5U`mB
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 49xp2{
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?z5ne??
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 =GH@.3`X
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 tKG;k"wk
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "GwWu-GS
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? o<D3Y95b
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Q\o$**+{
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. l$qStL*8O
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 YeRcf`
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 BN\fv,
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>tW|N
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ERfd7V<c>
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