pull wires

• vi. 在幕后拉线；秘密操纵；利用关系；暗中牵线帮忙

英英释义

Verb:

1. influence or control shrewdly or deviously;

   "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
   

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. 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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• manipulate 操纵
• pull strings 在幕后拉线