pull strings
英 [pʊl strɪŋz]
美 [pʊl strɪŋz]
拉关系;走后门
英英释义
verb
- influence or control shrewdly or deviously
- He manipulated public opinion in his favor
双语例句
- Pull all the strings and make people do what I wanted.
控制他人就好像操纵牵线木偶。 - Mom, Can You Pull Some Strings?
妈妈，是你牵的红线吗？ - He might not succeed the Fuehrer but he wanted to continue to pull the strings behind the scenes for whoever did.
他也许不能继承元首，但是不管谁继承，他都希望继续在幕后拉线操纵。 - Competition is fierce these days and landing a secure post requires many to pull strings or offer inducements to those who vet the applicants.
如今的竞争相当激烈，为找到一份安稳的工作，很多人必须托人情，或给那些招聘人员好处。 - When I help my mother in the kitchen, I always pull the strings out before slicing celery. I pulled the strings out of my stalk.
以前在家帮妈妈做饭时，我总是在切芹菜前把里面的丝抽掉。 - Get your uncle George to pull a few strings for you, at the newspaper.
让你叔叔乔治为你在报社走走后门。 - In a short while I broke the cords that bound my left arm, and, by a strong pull, made loose some of the strings by which my hair was held fast.
一会儿，我挣断了捆绑我左臂的绳子，然后用力一拉，把捆着我头发的一些绳子弄松。 - In order to find a suitable job, I have to pull some strings.
为了找一份合适的工作，我得走走后门。 - 'but what will happen when I pull both strings?'she asked.
“但我拉着两根绳子时，它会说什么？”艾米问。 - You have to pull a few strings to get this done.
你想办成这件事，就得托（人）情。