决策与控制 - 力量与义务

深入探讨有关力量和义务的英语习语，如“被逼入绝境”和“责任的召唤”。

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English idioms related to Decision & Control

to force one's hand

[短语]

to leave someone no choice but to do something they would not do otherwise

逼到不得不做, 不给别的选择

Ex: The leak forced the minister's hand, and he had to resign.

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to put the squeeze on somebody

[短语]

to make someone do something by putting them under pressure, especially to get money from them

施压, 逼迫

Ex: The bank put the squeeze on him after he missed two loan payments.

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to clip one's wings

[短语]

to reduce or restrain a person's freedom, influence, or authority

折断翅膀, 限制其权力

Ex: The new rules clipped the manager's wings and gave more power to the board.

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to have somebody over a barrel

[短语]

to place someone in a situation in which they have no choice but to accept one's offer or request

把人逼到没退路, 不给选择余地

Ex: The landlord knew we had nowhere else to go, so he had us over a barrel.

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to crack the whip

[短语]

to make use of one's power or authority to force someone to work harder or behave better

严加管束, 加大压力

Ex: The manager had to crack the whip after the team missed three deadlines.

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to be boxed into a corner

[短语]

to be placed in a problematic situation to which there is no favorable solution

陷入进退两难, 没有好出路

Ex: The company was boxed into a corner: raise prices or lose money.

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to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

[短语]

to have no option but to make use of people or things of very poor quality

只能用最差的剩货, 凑合用最差的选择

Ex: If we hire him, we'll really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.

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one's hands are tied

[句子]

used to say that one's freedom in action is limited by a rule or law

束手无策, 无能为力

Ex: I want to help, but my hands are tied by company policy.

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to go through the motions

[短语]

to do something without real interest, feeling, or effort

敷衍了事, 走过场

Ex: He went through the motions at work after losing interest in the job.

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the call of duty

[短语]

the feeling or belief that one must do or accomplish something

责任的召唤, 责任感

Ex: When the storm hit, the nurses answered the call of duty and stayed all night.

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to make a virtue of necessity

[短语]

to get an advantage from doing something that is forced upon one

把不得已变成优势, 把被迫之事化为好处

Ex: When the office closed, she made a virtue of necessity and built a successful remote team.

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one's way or the highway

[句子]

used to say that someone has two options, either accept what has been said or leave it be

要么照我说的做，要么走人, 接受就接受，不接受就走

Ex: His attitude was simple: my way or the highway.

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ball and chain

[短语]

something that limits or takes away one's freedom to do what one wants

束缚, 沉重枷锁

Ex: For him, the old debt was a ball and chain that kept him from starting over.

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marching orders

[名词]

a set of instructions from a person in authority concerning what one must do or how to do it

明确指示, 上级命令

Ex: The team got its marching orders from the director and started work immediately.

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no strings attached

[句子]

offered or provided without any hidden agendas, requirements, or consequences

没有任何附加条件, 不求回报

Ex: They offered us the grant with no strings attached.

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决策与控制
控制之下	失控	失去控制	负责
力量与义务	Obedience	选择与决定	果断
优柔寡断	Dependency

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