(1)call the shots 做决断 .Cfp'u%\;
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. IozNjII$:.
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 6H6Law!)
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @Z=wE3T@
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. QRagz,c
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 cyb(\ fsC
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(3)clown around 胡闹 j]4,6`b\
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. S~|tfJpL
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 -R74/GBg
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(4) cook up 虚构 )]}$
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >Qk97we'9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Fva]*5
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 uH]
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. XC}1_VWs
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ]gHLcr3
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 r"[L0Cbb
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. i]@c.QiFN
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。 U
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 D{3fhPNU<b
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. P|v ?
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 %\l0-RA@<
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 iW-t}}Z>B
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =ty2_6&>
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 K]MzP|T,
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 _]_L F[
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 'Dq"e$JM<
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ja:\W\xhJ
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(10)for good 永远 v'$ykZ!Z
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 4zwif&
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5Ny0b|+p
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ? 9qAe
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 65t[vi*C
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 X)y*#U
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 eoJFh
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G*=H;Upi
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <@%ma2
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Hj1k-Bs&'w
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. DSTx#*
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。 !Am
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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 -/1d&
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. l2r>|CGQ[
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? s?HsUD$b
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 '2j~WUEmg
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. U<|B7t4M
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 "hfw9Qm
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Km%8Yw0+
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。 sAf9rZt*'
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 &