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DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔put/tighten the screws on sb〕They put the screws on him until he paid up.他们给他施加压力,直到他把钱全部付清为止。剑桥高阶〔screw〕If he won't give us the money,we'll have to put the screws on him.如果他不肯给我们钱,我们就得对他施加压力。英汉大词典〔screw〕So Andy put the screws on Silvester.于是安迪开始对西尔韦斯特步步紧逼。外研社新世纪They put the screws on him until he was forced to resign.他们对他施加压力,直到他被迫辞职为止。剑桥国际 |