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

• Pull all the strings and make people do what I wanted.
  控制他人就好像操纵牵线木偶。
• 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。
• Mom, Can You Pull Some Strings?
  妈妈，是你牵的红线吗？
• 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？
• You have to pull a few strings to get this done.
  你想办成这件事，就得托（人）情。
• "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？”
• 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。
• 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。
• I'll pull strings and get you out.
  我在想办法让你从这里出去。