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。
• Mom, Can You Pull Some Strings?
  妈妈，是你牵的红线吗？
• 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。
• "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？”
• 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。
• 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。
• If you want to pull your own strings, you need to stop giving away your power – you need to genuinely stop caring what other people think about you.
  如果你想按自己的想法行事，那你就必须停止显示你的实力，你必须做到不在意别人对你的看法。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。