(1)call the shots 做决断 "B8"_D&
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. S}ECW,K
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 X_g 3rv1J
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]sGHG^I6
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =@8H"&y`
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。 |)K]U
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(3)clown around 胡闹 LbZ:&/t^y8
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _dJ{j
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 <1.A=_
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(4) cook up 虚构 "eWYv3z~-
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !Wy[).ZAf
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ]Wq?H-B{
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 !k/Pv\j/R
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Kbb78S30
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 !\,kZ|#>
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %bD}m!
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. 4|`Bq}sjZf
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。 W!"}E%zx
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 x"CZ]p&m
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. o)[2@fRC(
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 }oKG}wgY
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 en:4H
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. aKd+CO:
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 5n
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 d'|,[p
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Zb134b'
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 UD)e:G[Gat
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(10)for good 永远 ^_%kE%I
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. j*
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 vUnRi=:|
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 PT5AA8F
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. G_dsrpI=N
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 DS%\SrC
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6O22P?v
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \J6hI\/4^
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 W7\&~IWub
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Cb_oS4vM
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。 \ AC|?/sH
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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 S#-tOjU*
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. F5 ]C{
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Z-B%'/.
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 <uc1D/~^:
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2EK%N'H
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 pMJ1v
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。 ?9X&tK)E-
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 $7'gRb4
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