词汇扩展:
Life was stringing me along生活将我玩于股掌
string [striŋ] n 细绳、弦、串 v 用带系上;使紧张;使兴奋:欺骗;成串;(粘性物质)拉成长丝;(胶水等)变得粘稠:
She wore a string of pearls around her neck.她脖子上戴着一串珍珠。
Good taffy doesn't break; it strings.优质太妃糖不会破裂,而是拉长成丝状。
Your words don't string;you're drunk.你说话都不连贯了,你喝醉了。
Don't make your nerves string.你别太紧张啦!
All of us were strung highly by his wonderful goal.我们都为他的精彩进球兴奋不已。
to pull (the) strings,字面意思:拉绳子;比喻义:动用关系;走后门;暗中操纵局面;
Tony is sure he can pull a few strings and get you in.托尼确信他能动用一些关系把你弄进来。
All his dad had to do was pull some strings and he got special treatment.只要他父亲走一下后门,就能得到特殊的对待。
I think Will's father pulled a few strings to get him in here. Do you know his father is an old friend of the college President? It's so unfair. 我觉得,威尔的爸爸肯定是走后门才让他被录取的。你知道吗,他爸爸是学校校长的老朋友。这太不公平了。
hold the purse strings掌握财权,掌管钱财;
I can't buy anything without my father's approval. He's the one who holds the purse strings in the family and he's very stingy['stindʒi]. I think it's time for me to get a job.没有我爸爸的允许我不能买任何东西。家里的钱都是他管,他这人又吝啬得不行,看来我得找份工挣钱了。
My mother always holds the purse-strings in our family.我们家我妈掌管财政大权。
string sb along意思就是欺哄人,给人上圈套。
The salesman assured me that the used car I was buying was in perfect condition. But, on the way home, the car broke down. That man was stringing me along.那个推销员向我担保我即将买的车一切完好,但是在我开回家的路上车就抛锚了,原来那人在让我上了圈套。
I'm just stringing you along.我骗你呢,别认真。
with no strings attached / with no strings不带附加条件
It's a straight cash deal with no strings attached.那是一笔直接的现金交易,没有任何附加条件。
China's support and assistance are sincere and selfless with no strings attached.中国的支持和援助不附带任何条件,是真诚无私的。
to have more than one string to somebody's bow另有一手;两手准备
I'm never out of work because I have so many strings to my bow.我会很多手艺,永远不愁没饭吃。
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