(1)call the shots 做决断 :nw4K(:f
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 70m}+R(`
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 y_8 8I:O
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 BaTE59W
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. NQ%lwE~
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。 qMz0R\4
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(3)clown around 胡闹 dd>stp
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,?7URx*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 (_E<?
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(4) cook up 虚构 Uw][ U
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ohnd:8E
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 T.aY{Y
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 aBT|Q@Y.
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >t
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 BfIGw
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q!9SANTx
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. A3 bE3Fk$
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。 !["WnF{5eC
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 m>? OjA!
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 5+'1 :Sa(i
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Rg,pC.7;
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 "wT[LA9\
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]Z@-r
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ' Ky5|4
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 <`b)56v:+
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /e6\F7
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 O[;>Y'zqC%
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(10)for good 永远 .T/\5_Bx
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. vVmoV0kGt
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =zt@*o{F
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 *)ZDN~z7o
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. sV'(y>PP%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ;+`t[ go
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 frk(2C8T
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $+)SW{7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 @]t} bF]
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %<DXM`Y
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. vu;pILN
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。 -S
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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 } O8|_d
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ksT2_Ic
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? nWfOiw-t
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 yNP
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Z~ VOO7|m
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 r'uD|T H
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 tpO%)*
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。 x-+Hy\^@|
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 %vDN{%h8
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