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1
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cry
wolf
喊
“
狼来了
”
;发假警报
Don't
cry wolf unless you really need help.
除
非你真的需要帮助,不然不要发
“
狼来了
”
的假警报。
2
、
freak flag
独特之处,另类的一面
But
I'm gonna wave my freak flag high, high.
而我却将挥舞那愤世嫉俗的旗帜,并把它举得更高,更高。
3
、
get out of hand
失控
The country's
global clout can get out of hand.
这个国家的全球影响力可能会失控。
4
、
get your head
around it
明白,搞清楚
I didn't get my head around the fact
yet.
我至今没搞清楚事情的真相。
5
、
dig in your
heels / stick to your guns
坚持立场
Wednesday
and Thursday, you dig in your heels.
星期三和星期四,你坚定了自己的目标。
6
、
pound the
pavement
1
/
10
徘徊于街头找工作
I’d been
pounding the pavement for months .
我在街上转了好几个月找工作。
7
、
pull a rabbit
out of a hat
使出奇招
my partner pulled a rabbit out of his
hat and we landed a major contract.
我的合伙人使出奇招,帮我们拉来了一个大单子。
8
、
leave no stone
unturned
想方设法,千方百计
I' ll leave no stone unturned until I
find out who did this.
我会想尽一切办法,找出此事背后的那个人。
9
、
get it out of
your system
不吐不快,不做不爽
I had to get it out of my system, so I
told her I had found another woman.
我真的
不想再憋着了
——
我告诉她,我喜欢上了另一个女人。
10
、
step
up your game
有更好的表现
If you want to win this competition,
you' ll have to step up your game.
如果你想赢得这场比赛,你必须得有更好的表现。
11
、
you rock
你真棒
2
/
10
Thanks for the tickets, Rob. You rock!
罗布,谢谢你提供的票。你真厉害!
12
、
cut sb some
slack
给(某人)方便;对(某人)网开一面
- Andrew's late again.
-
安德鲁又迟到了。
- Cut him some slack - his wife's just
had a baby.
-
对他就网开一面吧
——
他妻子刚生小孩。
13
、
come out
swinging
开始相互攻击
Hillary and Trump came out swinging
again.
希拉里和特朗普又开始互掐。
14
、
go up in
flames
毁于一旦,受到重创
His career went up in flames when he
was jailed for theft.
他因为偷盗坐牢后事业受到了重创。
15
、
pull yourself
together
恢复镇定;控制自己
Pull yourself together and get on with
your job, will you?
你一定要振作起来,工作还得继续,不是吗?
16
、
crunch time
3
/
10
关键时刻
I’m not
getting enough sleep these days. It’s crunch time
at wo
rk.
我最近睡眠不够。正赶上工作的关键时期。
17
、
once in a blue
moon
少有地
My
sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in
a blue moon.
我姐姐住在阿拉斯加,所以我很少去看她。
18
、
tar sb with
the same brush
认为
……
是一丘之貉
Because they worked
so closely in the same department, John was tarred
with
the same brush asTim.
由
于在同一个部门工作,关系又非常密切,约翰被认为跟蒂姆是一路人。
19
、
hang in there
坚持住;挺住
Hang in
there , John.
坚持住,约翰。
20
、
shoot from the
hip
鲁莽行动
(
或讲话
)
Miss Lee, I have to apologize
for shooting from the hip and yelling at you for
losing the papers.
李小姐,我必须向你道
歉。我由于找不到文件而对你发火太鲁
莽了。
21
、
be a catch
4
/
10
值得追求的人,宜婚对象
John
is taking me out tonight. He’s such a catch, I
hope he’ll propose.
约翰今晚带我出去
了。他是个靠谱的结婚对象,我希望他能向我求婚。
22
、
running on
fumes
非常疲惫,就快熬不住了
I haven’t slept for twenty hours and
I’m running on fume
s.
我已经有
p>
20
个小时没睡了,快熬不住了。
23
、
sell (sb) out
背叛;出卖
French
farmers feel they've been sold out by their
government in the
negotiations.
法国农场主感到在谈判中他们被政府出卖了。
24
、
sell sb (on
sth)
说服某人(做某事)
OK, you’ve sold me. I’llgo with
you.
好吧,你说服我了。我跟你一起去。
25
、
blow sb away
使(某人)大为惊讶;令(某人)非常高兴
The ending will blow you away.
结局会让你无比惊喜。
26
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blow smoke
5
/
10
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