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。 - 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。 - Do you think your father could pull some strings for me at the company?
你认为你父亲会在公司里为我通融关系吗？ - '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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Mom, Can You Pull Some Strings?
妈妈，是你牵的红线吗？ - 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。 - You have to pull a few strings to get this done.
你想办成这件事，就得托（人）情。