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wires BrE /ˈwaɪəz/
NAmE /ˈwaɪərz/●get your ˈlines/ˈwires crossed●have crossed ˈlines/ˈwires (informal) misunderstand each other 互相误解◆I think we’ve got our lines crossed somewhere. I said Venice, not Vienna.可能我们有点误会，我说的是威尼斯，不是维也纳。◆We must have got crossed wires. I thought you were going to drive, not me.我们一定误会了，我以为你要开车，不是我。 NOTE This refers to telephone wires/lines that are not connected properly. 这个习语原指电话线没有接对。 ●pull ˈstrings (for sb) (NAmE also pull ˈwires) (informal) use your influence in order to get an advantage for sb 在幕后拉线；暗中施加影响；（为某人）走后门◆She doesn’t want me to pull any strings for her; she says she prefers to be offered a place on her own merit.她不让我为她托人帮忙，她说她想凭自己的实力找工作。◆I’m sure his uncle in the BBC must have pulled strings for him.我相信他在英国广播公司的叔叔一定为他打通了关系。 |