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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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？ - 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。 - I'll pull strings and get you out.
我在想办法让你从这里出去。 - 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。 - 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？ - 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。