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单词 turn the screws on
释义
turn the screws on
  • 简明释义
  • 施加压力:对某人或某事施加压力,迫使其做出某种行动或决定。
  • 权威例句
  • 1.

    Some outside powers have been reluctant to turn the screws on Iran.

    ECONOMIST: Iran's president visits New York

  • 2.

    As the logic goes, the savvy veteran Sir Alex drip-feeds the press comments and opinions that turn the screws on his rivals until they self-destruct.

    WSJ: English Premier League: Sir Alex Ferguson's Mind Games

  • 3.

    Governments will surely continue to turn the screws on drug prices.

    ECONOMIST: Big drug firms embrace generics

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