twist one's arm 说服、强迫或者向某人施加压力

大家看到 “twist one's arm”第一反应是不是“拧掉某人的手臂”？千万不要理解错误哦，一起来学习一下这个俚语的真正含义吧~

 

根据Free Dictionary的解释，twist one's arms是指说服、强迫或者向某人施加压力。

 

比如：

 

I didn't want see that movie about Mozart, but my roommate twisted my arm.

我本来不想去看那个有关莫扎特的电影的。可是，我室友硬逼着要我去。

 

My son has been twisting my arm to let him take my car out on a date ever since he got his driver's license¹.

自从我儿子拿到驾驶执照以来，他一直闹着要开我的车去约会。

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