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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - You have to pull a few strings to get this done.
你想办成这件事，就得托（人）情。 - 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。 - "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？” - 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。 - 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。 - 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？