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

• Mom, Can You Pull Some Strings?
  妈妈，是你牵的红线吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• And what happens if I pull both the strings?@ the curious shopper inquires.
  “如果我两条绳子一起拉会怎么样呢？”这位好奇的顾客追问。
• 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。
• 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。