美 [pʊl strɪŋz]
拉关系：利用自己的影响力或人际关系来达到某个目的。
操纵局势：在幕后控制一个人、组织或情况。
influence or control shrewdly or deviously
同义词： manipulate / pull wires
... with strings attached 附有条件 pull strings 幕后使用影响力; 运用关系; 背后操纵 change one's stripes 改变一个人的本质 ...
... scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 pull strings 运用关系;幕后操纵 flip out 乐死了;失控 ...
Pull Strings(牵线), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
In real life he considers himself a loser. In cyberspace he can pull strings make himself powerful.
在现实生活中，他把自己视为失败者，在网络里，他用绳索让自己变得强大。
It's all about information, collecting information and knowing what to say and how to manipulate things and pull strings.
一切都是情报，最精于收集情报、说话之道和操纵他人。
An order for officials to pull strings to ensure jobs for graduates has sparked heated debate in Weifang, Shandong province.
一项要求官员牵线帮助毕业生就业的指令在山东省潍坊市引起热议。
Old partners-in-crime may well prefer him dead, and old cronies still in office could pull strings for him.
Criminals who can pull strings with judges or police often walk free.
He may, however, prefer to stay in the background and pull strings.