(1)call the shots 做决断 :+fW#:
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _C$SaQty[Q
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 I[LHJ4
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Hegj_FQ
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !T]bz+
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。 ~llw_w
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(3)clown around 胡闹 0IbR>zFg.
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. oi^pU
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 U,~Z 2L
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(4) cook up 虚构 nh"LdHqiDB
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. %#lJn.o
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 j5 W)9HW:
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 vH?3UW
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. YJ 01-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 <gY.2#6C\%
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 iN+&7#x;/
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. 5jc y*G}[
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。 3DZ8-N
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 >t $^U
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. qI1JM =
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 yd`f<Hr<m
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 2&:w_KJ
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. E
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 XZpF<7l
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 <cR]-Yr~
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,N2|P:x
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >iWw
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(10)for good 永远 CDRz3Hu U
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. h%%dRi
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^36m$J $
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]}N&I_mU
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ZG-[Gz
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ZfWF2%]<
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 dWDf(SS
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }!5+G:JAh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <0^L L
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =:7OS>x
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :g"UG0];
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。 $N17GqoC
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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 B ez 7
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. G\o*j|
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? eTY""EWU
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ch:0qgJ
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. v.e~m2u_F
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 UhF+},gU
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )|i]"8I
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。 D7(kkr:r
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 W .bJ.hO*
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