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
  1. He manipulated public opinion in his favor
  Synonym:manipulatepull wires

双语例句

• Tony is sure he can pull a few strings and get you in.
  托尼有把握可以托关系让你进去。
• Somebody at Virgin America was apparently able to pull the requisite strings.
  维珍美国显然是有人能拉所需的字符串。
• Don't be a puppet – don't let the world around you pull your strings.
  别做只玩偶&别让周围的世界推动你前行。
• Do you think your father could pull some strings for me at the company?
  你认为你父亲会在公司里为我通融关系吗？
• For while a commendably large chunk of students at Ivy League schools study on scholarships, there are relatively few children from middle families-those too wealthy to qualify for aid but not wealthy and elite enough to pull strings.
  因为虽然很大一部分常青藤学校的学生拥有奖学金，来自中产家庭的孩子仍然相对较少&他们的家庭过于富有以至于不满足申请助学补助的条件，但又没富贵到可以调动人脉走后门的地步。
• "Wonderful!" says the preacher," but what happens if you pull both strings?"
  “太好了！”传教士说，“但是如果我同时拉两根线会发生什么呢？”
• If you want to pull your own strings, you need to stop giving away your power – you need to genuinely stop caring what other people think about you.
  如果你想按自己的想法行事，那你就必须停止显示你的实力，你必须做到不在意别人对你的看法。
• Or perhaps you can say a word, pull a few strings, eh?
  或者也许你能说句话，拉一些线（幕后操纵），嗯？
• I just wasn't going to pull strings for him anymore.
  我已经不打算再为他收拾残局了。
• Sam: Well, he owes me a few favours, so ⑦ I'm sure he could pull a few strings.
  萨姆：嗯，他还欠我不少人情呢。所以我敢肯定他会帮忙找关系的。