(1)call the shots 做决断 8J#TP7;
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )pt#Pu
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ,HO@bCK
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 V}"w8i+D?
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _M}}H3
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。 0Z~G:$O/i
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(3)clown around 胡闹 SQVyCxcX_
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. V4
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 2JRX ;s~
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(4) cook up 虚构 GGwHz]1L
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }>u<,
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 9l9|w4YJs
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 J#& C&S 2
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. p=U5qM.O
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 0E#3XhU
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 27KfT]=
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. HGRH9W
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 JdeGQ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 J~vK`+Zs
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ?rgk
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 WH^rM`9
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 SLG3u;Ab
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. v'zf*]9
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 PXYo@^ 3
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 f}>S"fFI
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~?)ST?&
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 P7GF"/
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(10)for good 永远 F$Q@UVA
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :2fz4n0{/
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3;J)&(j0
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 wz P")}[0
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `n!<h,S'2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >@BvyZ)i
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 [=Yfdh
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Wh)QCp0|n
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ZdD]l*.\i
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >#RXYDd
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. v?7.)2XcX
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。 r$*p
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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 5"[Qs|VjA6
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. gn?
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你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Z;_WU
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 TY,w3E_
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. bqMoO7&c
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 7ST[XLwt%}
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [;D4,@A
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。 CW Y'q
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 j`\} xDg
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