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决策与控制 - 服从

探索英语习语如“toe the line”和“come to heel”如何与英语中的服从相关。

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to [dance] to {one's} tune

to do things as desired or required by someone else

随某人摆布, 按别人要求行事

随某人摆布, 按别人要求行事

Ex: He always makes his children dance to his tune. 

他总是让孩子按自己的意思行事。

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to [have] {sb} by the balls

to have power and influence over someone

把人拿捏住, 抓住把柄

把人拿捏住, 抓住把柄

Ex: The lender had him by the balls because he needed the money immediately. 

因为他急需用钱,放贷人把他拿捏得死死的。

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like sheep
like sheep
[短语]

in a way that closely imitates what the others are doing in an unquestioning manner

盲目跟风, 人云亦云

盲目跟风, 人云亦云

Ex: The crowd rushed to buy the new gadget like sheep. 

人群盲目跟风,争着去买那个新 gadget。

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{one's} (wish|word) [is] {one's} command

used to demonstrate one's complete obedience

您的愿望就是命令, 您说了算

您的愿望就是命令, 您说了算

Ex: He treats his boss like her word is his command. 

他对待老板就像她说的每句话都是命令。

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to [have] {sb} (in the palm|eating out) of {one's} hand

to have someone under one's complete domination or control

完全掌控某人, 完全掌控

完全掌控某人, 完全掌控

Ex: She had the audience in the palm of her hand with her speech. 

她的演讲让观众完全在掌控之中。

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under {one's} thumb

completely under one's direct control

被牢牢控制, 在他手心里

被牢牢控制, 在他手心里

Ex: She had him under her thumb within a month. 

不到一个月,她就把他牢牢拿捏住了。

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to [wrap|twist|wind] {sb} around {one's} (little|) finger

to manage to convince someone to do whatever one asks of them out of love or respect that they have for one

把某人哄得团团转, 让某人言听计从

把某人哄得团团转, 让某人言听计从

Ex: His youngest daughter has him wrapped around her finger. 

他的小女儿把他哄得言听计从。

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at  {one's} beck and call

at someone's complete service

随时听候差遣, 随时听命

随时听候差遣, 随时听命

Ex: She kept her employees at her beck and call. 

她总让员工随时待命。

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to [come] to heel

to accept to obey someone

被管服, 乖乖听话

被管服, 乖乖听话

Ex: The leadership wants the rebels to come to heel before the vote. 

领导层想在投票前把反对派管服。

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to [say|give] the word {~noun}

to order someone to do something for one

下命令, 发布指令

下命令, 发布指令

Ex: She only needs to say the word and I will handle it. 

她只需下达命令,我就会处理。

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to [bring] {sb} to heel

to use force to make someone do as one says

强迫某人服从, 让某人服从

强迫某人服从, 让某人服从

Ex: The teacher brought the disruptive student to heel with strict discipline. 

老师用严格的纪律迫使捣乱的学生服从。

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[have] {sb} by the short hairs

to have complete control over another individual

把某人拿捏住, 抓住某人的把柄

把某人拿捏住, 抓住某人的把柄

Ex: The bank had us by the short hairs because we needed the loan approved that week. 

因为我们那周必须拿到贷款批准,银行把我们拿捏得死死的。

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to [toe] the line

to unwillingly obey the rules and accept the ideas or principles of a specific group or person

遵守规则, 不情愿地遵守

遵守规则, 不情愿地遵守

Ex: Employees had to toe the line or risk being fired. 

员工必须遵守规章,否则面临被解雇的风险。

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