call the shots
常见例句
- The country Obama inherits, the report warns, will no longer be able to 'call the shots' alone in an increasingly multipolar world.
报告警告,在这个日益多元化的世界里,奥巴马从这个国家继承的将不再是“发号施令”的单边霸权。 - Until now the countries that call the shots in the euro area—those with strong public finances, notably Germany—have viewed Eurobonds with horror.
至今为止,有着稳定的公共财政状况的国家尤其是在欧元区内发号施令的德国,并不赞同推行欧洲债券。 - Civilian leaders, saying they must call the shots, mistrust the rebel soldiers, especially those bearing the rank of colonel, who question the civilians’ capacity to command.
文人领袖表示必须由他们发号施令,他们不相信叛军士兵,尤其那些配带上校军衔的军官,他们也质疑这些文人的指挥能力。 - So, when we get bad news—such as an oil squeeze—the bears start to call the shots.
FORBES: Chart Geeks May Finally Get Their Correction - Don't forget, the Democrats wanted to call the shots as to when he would leave.
NPR: Barbershop: What's the Buzz? - Military-intelligence officers call the shots and few expect the new government to keep its promises.
ECONOMIST: No end in sight to the rebellion 返回 call the shots