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

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。
When I help my mother in the kitchen, I always pull the strings out before slicing celery. I pulled the strings out of my stalk.
以前在家帮妈妈做饭时，我总是在切芹菜前把里面的丝抽掉。
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。
'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。
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。
Don't be a puppet – don't let the world around you pull your strings.
别做只玩偶&别让周围的世界推动你前行。
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。
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。
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。