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词汇集 权力与责任(属于 决策与控制):完整且详细的清单

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force someone's hand

/fɔrs ˈsʌm.wʌnz hænd/

(idiom) 迫使某人采取行动, 逼迫某人做某事

示例:

The company's financial difficulties forced their hand, and they had to announce layoffs earlier than planned.
公司的财政困难迫使他们,他们不得不比原计划更早地宣布裁员。

put the squeeze on

/pʊt ðə skwiːz ɑn/

(idiom) 施压, 逼迫

示例:

The police tried to put the squeeze on the suspect to confess.
警方试图嫌疑人施压,让他招供。

clip someone's wings

/klɪp ˈsʌm.wʌnz wɪŋz/

(idiom) 限制某人的自由, 削弱某人的权力

示例:

The new regulations will clip the CEO's wings, preventing him from making unilateral decisions.
新规定将限制首席执行官的权力,阻止他做出单方面决定。

have someone over a barrel

/hæv ˈsʌm.wʌn ˈoʊ.vər ə ˈbær.əl/

(idiom) 让某人束手无策, 迫使某人做某事

示例:

The company knew I needed the job, so they really had me over a barrel with the low salary offer.
公司知道我需要这份工作,所以他们用低工资把我逼到了绝境

crack the whip

/kræk ðə wɪp/

(idiom) 鞭策, 严加管教

示例:

The new manager had to crack the whip to get the team to meet the deadline.
新经理不得不鞭策团队以赶上截止日期。

scrape the bottom of the barrel

/skreɪp ðə ˈbɑtəm əv ðə ˈbærəl/

(idiom) 黔驴技穷, 被迫使用最差的

示例:

We're really scraping the bottom of the barrel if we have to hire him.
如果我们不得不雇用他,那真是黔驴技穷了。

someone's hands are tied

/ˈsʌm.wʌnz hændz ɑːr taɪd/

(idiom) 束手无策, 无能为力

示例:

I'd love to help you, but my hands are tied by company policy.
我很想帮你,但公司政策让我束手无策

go through the motions

/ɡoʊ θruː ðə ˈmoʊʃənz/

(idiom) 敷衍了事, 例行公事

示例:

He was just going through the motions at work after he decided to quit.
他决定辞职后,在工作中只是敷衍了事

make a virtue of necessity

/meɪk ə ˈvɜrtʃu əv nəˈsesɪti/

(idiom) 将就一下, 因势利导

示例:

We had to cancel our vacation, so we decided to make a virtue of necessity and explore local attractions instead.
我们不得不取消假期,所以我们决定将就一下,转而探索当地景点。

my way or the highway

/maɪ weɪ ɔr ðə ˈhaɪˌweɪ/

(idiom) 要么按我的方式来,要么走人, 不听我的就滚蛋

示例:

In this company, it's my way or the highway.
在这家公司,要么按我的方式来,要么走人

ball and chain

/bɔl ənd tʃeɪn/

(idiom) 束缚, 累赘, 羁绊

示例:

He felt his job was a ball and chain, preventing him from pursuing his dreams.
他觉得他的工作是他的束缚,阻碍他追求梦想。

marching orders

/ˈmɑːr.tʃɪŋ ˈɔːr.dərz/

(idiom) 解雇通知, 启动命令

示例:

The boss gave him his marching orders after he failed to meet the deadline.
他未能按时完成任务后,老板给了他解雇通知
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