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call one names 用污秽语言骂人 To call names
It's wrong to call a person names.
call the shots 发号施令;管事 Can you stop by? 你能来吗? can't be helped 避免不了 can't be wrong 错不了 can't get away with it 逃不掉
can't help it 爱莫能助 can't stand it any longer 再也无法忍受 Capital idea! 好主意！ carry coals to Newcastle 多此一举;徒劳无功 Sending tea and silk to China is like carrying coals to Newcastle.
The man who waters his grass after a heavy rain is carrying coals to Newcastle. carry sth too far 做事超出限度 carry the torch 单相思 ,奋斗，开战 one-sided love
Although the others gave up fighting for their rights, Peter continued to carry the torch.
cast away 扔掉 cast down 沮丧 castle in the air 空中楼阁 catch on to 理解 Get the picture?
1. This song failed to catch on. （ prevail ） 2. 3. It took me a while to catch on.
catch one's breath 喘口气 catch up on sth 补上某事 caught red-handed, be 犯罪活动的当场被抓住
chain smoker 烟瘾大的人 change hands 转手 check out 办清离开手续;借书;调查
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check up on 校对 Colloquial: Just checking.
chew the rag 唠叨不断 What are they chewing the rag about now? chip in 集资;捐款 to raise funds clean sweep 全胜
clean the house for sb 和某人算帐 clock watcher 盼望下班的人 hang by a hair; hang by a thread千钧一发 coast is clear 没有危险了 coin a neat phrase 话说得很恰当 cold fish 冷酷无情的人 Columbus discovered America 陈年旧事 come about 发生 come across 偶然遇见 come along with 随同 come and get it 请过来吃饭吧 come down with 病倒 come in 起作用;有份 come in handy 迟早有用 come into the world 出世 come off it 别吹牛了 come on strong 非常积极的给人以好印象 come out right 事情进展顺利 come out with 说出 come right over 这就来了 come through 交出;成功 come to naught 成为泡影 come to terms 达成协议 ;比喻：接受事实
E.g. fig. He seems to have come to terms with losing his sight. She also is receiving psychiatric counseling to come to terms with what happened.
come to the point 说话切题 Back on the farm; down to business come up with sth 想出某事 come what may 无论发生什么事
e.g. He promised to support her come what may
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e.g. She made up mind that, come what may, she would stay there. contribute to sth 有助于 cook up a story 编出慌话骗人
e.g. In order not to go to class this morning, Mary cooked up an excuse about being ill.
cool off 冷却下来
e.g. I hope the two countries will cool off a bit, or there will be a war. e.g. Come on, have some tea and cool off.
cooling my heels waiting for her 翘首以待 To cool my heels E.g. I was early for the appointment, so I had to cool my heels in the outer office. I had to cool my heels for nearly an hour before the manager would see me. crash the gate 不请自来的客人;擅自闯入 E.g. They couldn’t get any tickets for the volleyball game, so they tried to crash the gate. crazy like a fox 装疯;装模作样 cross my heart 敢发誓;不骗人 (i.e. I swear ) E.g. I saw him do it: cross my heart. Girl: Are you always gonna be there when I grow up, are you? Boy: Cross my heart. Related: You have my word; I give you my word; I need your word C.f. Finger cross----e.g. Keep your finger cross that I’ll break the record. cross the bridge when one comes to it 既来之则安之 cross with, be 不高兴 cry quits 放弃;承认失败 cry wolf 狼来了;发出假警报 To cry wolf C.f. Children wolf down their food. Give never the wolf the wether.
cup of tea 喜欢而又会做之事 cut corners 超近路;以简捷方式做事 cut down on 削减 cut it out 够了!算了 cut of the woods 脱离危险期
Cut out Cf. Cut it out (stop saying that): Cut out all this nonsense! or to leave in a hurry: They cut out chop-chop More: I must cut out smoking. i.e. to get rid of
cut sb down to size 揭穿某人的底细；降低。。。的威望 Cut sb off 把电话挂断.
E.g. We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.
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Just when she had reached the most important point we were cut off. cut sth out 阻止;停止;故障;占上风 Cut throat 害人的 e.g. Bill cut Tom’s throat by betraying him. Let not your tongue cut your throat. Close mouth catch no fly There is cut-throat rivalry among the supermarkets. All goods in this store are sold at cut-throat prices. Cut-and-dried 事先准备好的;枯燥无味的 He had a speech all cut and dried. The professor is cut and dried with a very cut-and-dry way of speaking.
Darn it 真讨厌 (approximately: damn it) Darn it! right away he stray off the subject.
Cf. shit----shoot; gee---Jesus Christ; Oh my--- oh my god
day in and day out 夜以继日 e.g. He works in his study day in and day out. It rained all summer, day in and day out.
day off 放假日 day-dream 白日梦 11 All Rights Reserved
Daylight robbery 价钱贵到离谱;明抢 Highway robbery; Charge sb. An arm and a leg days are numbered 生存时日屈指可数 dead beat(tired) 烂醉如泥 be fuddled dead dog 没用的人 dead easy 易如反掌 be one’s cup of tea, piece of cake; as easy as turning one’s hand over dead serious 认真得不得了 dead sure(certain) 极之肯定 Dead to the world consciousless to the surroundings He was badly injured in the accident and still dead to the world now. Dear John letter 绝交信 Deliver the goods 完成工作;履行承诺 Die with one's boots on 死在工作岗位上因公殉职，阵亡，战死，暴卒 die-hard 冥顽不灵 dilly-dally 吊儿浪当；磨磨蹭蹭 Don’t dilly dally, hurry up! I sicken at his dilly-dallying. dirty dog 卑鄙小人 rat e.g. He tried to steal my money, the dirty dog. Dish water 毫无味道 E.g. No taste at all, it is just like dish water. Her coffee tastes like dish-water, ie It is weak and unpleasant.
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Distance makes the heart grow fonder 时间会使感情加深 do a little
sightseeing 逛逛 do all the talking 会议上只有一个人讲话 Do my own laundry 自己(用洗衣机)洗衣服 do over 重做;粉刷 Do you get me? 明白吗? Are you with me? doesn't count 不算 doesn't make sense 不合逻辑 dog's life 悲惨的生活 Don't be silly! 别傻啦! Don't be such a baby! 不要那样孩子气 Don't mention it. 别客气,不算什么. Don't tease me. 别开玩笑了.
Don't you feel guilty? 你不觉得罪过吗?
Don't you know that yet? 你还不知道吗? double crosser 出卖朋友的人 He is good at double cross.
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Politics is too full of stories of double cross. After he double cross his best friend, everyone give him the cold shoulder.
(down) in the dumps 愁眉苦脸 Felt down in the dumps.
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Down in the mouth 愁眉苦脸 A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth. (Pun) Brian came home looking very down in the mouth after receiving his redundancy notice.
down on one's luck 倒楣 down payment定金
cf. divided payment/ installment Down the hatch! 干杯!
Drag sb through the mud 拖人下水 draw up 草拟;准备
We'll notify her to draw up a contract. Suck on the tube to draw up the water.
drooling around her all the time 一直对她垂涎三尺
drop by 顺道拜访 drop dead 去你的 drop in on sb 拜访某人 drop it 停止吧
drop it off 把它放到... drop me a line 写信给我 drop out 退学 drop sb off 让某人下车 drop the ball 犯错误 Duck soup 易如反掌之事 That history test was duck soup. Winning this game is going to duck soup.
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托福写作高频词汇搭配
