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

• 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。
• 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。
• 'but what will happen when I pull both strings?'she asked.
  “但我拉着两根绳子时，它会说什么？”艾米问。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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？”
• Could you pull some strings to get me hired?
  你能不能走走内线帮我得到聘用。