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
- Those old lassie films always pull my heart strings.
那些过去的情人电影老是牵动我的心弦。 - 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。 - 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？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - If you want to see our boss I can pull strings for you.
如果你想见我们的老板，我可以暗中帮忙。 - 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。 - Pull all the strings and make people do what I wanted.
控制他人就好像操纵牵线木偶。 - 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。