摆布

Small businesses are completely at the mercy of the banks these days.

时下企业完全受银行摆布。

The little ship was at the mercy of the storm.

好任暴风雨摆布。

I never accept meekly being pushed around.

我从来不轻易让人摆布。

The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.

土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。

I was narked at being pushed around.

我对让人随意摆布感到很恼火。

Sir John Smith baronet abandoned his son to his fate.

约翰 · 史密爵士遗弃了儿子, 任其受命运摆布。

He had made me wretchedly conscious of my shortcomings; that is how he had me on the hook.

他使我非常痛苦地意识到自己的缺点，所以他才能任意摆布我。

They're charging an exorbitant price for fixing the car, but they've got us over a barrel because we can't do without it.

他们修理这部汽车高, 但我们被逼得好听其摆布, 因为我们不能没有汽车。