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
- Competition is fierce these days and landing a secure post requires many to pull strings or offer inducements to those who vet the applicants.
如今的竞争相当激烈，为找到一份安稳的工作，很多人必须托人情，或给那些招聘人员好处。 - 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？ - Zhang Wei: Yes. Now, move your wrist and pull these strings with your fingers.
张伟：对，现在动一下你的手腕并用手指拨动弦。 - 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。 - 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。 - Pull all the strings and make people do what I wanted.
控制他人就好像操纵牵线木偶。 - 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。 - 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。 - Could you pull some strings to get me hired?
你能不能走走内线帮我得到聘用。 - 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。