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

• 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。
• I'll pull strings and get you out.
  我在想办法让你从这里出去。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• Could you pull some strings to get me hired?
  你能不能走走内线帮我得到聘用。
• 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。