(1)call the shots 做决断 j~+(#|
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. N48X[Q*
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 0[uOKFgE
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9&kPcFX B
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。 8WQc8
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(3)clown around 胡闹 XfIsf9
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. hCX/k<}I
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ?mVSc/
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(4) cook up 虚构 NYxL7 :9
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8U]mr+
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 h<CRW-
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {SZv#MrK
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7''iT{-[p
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. wYS r.T8Q
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 h y\iot
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. R:^jQ'1
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 #c/K.?
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 NUh%\{
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. '['x'G50
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 vQoZk,
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 va#].4_
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Nd;pkssd
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ]_L;AD
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(10)for good 永远 ;kG"m7-/
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9RK.+2
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 iK5[P
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }-Nc}%5
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 vMJ_n=Vf
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 X
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,x3<a}J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 h]Gvt 5
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &g8