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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Kate is sure she can pull a few strings and get you in.
凯特肯定她能通过关系，让你进去的。 - '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。 - 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。 - Could you pull some strings to get me hired?
你能不能走走内线帮我得到聘用。 - Governments have intervened heavily in the industry in the past year and will continue to pull strings through regulations and taxes.
过去一年，各国政府对汽车行业大加干涉，而且还将继续通过监管与税收措施在幕后操控。