| 释义 |
●pull the ˈstrings(secretly) control the actions of other people （幕后）操纵；（暗中）控制◆I don’t understand this situation at all. I want to know exactly who is pulling the strings.
我完全搞不懂这里的情况，我想知道是谁在幕后操纵。 NOTE These two expressions refer to the strings that are attached to a puppet (= a model of a person or an animal) that you pull to make different parts of its body move. 这两个表达法源于木偶（puppet）戏里的拉线，线一动，木偶就跟着动。 |