work the refs

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To attempt to persuade the referee or other officials to view the players on one's team with a sympathetic bias.
    — You should also work the refs during pregame warmups, telling them how hard your players work on blocking out in practice and hope that the refs give your players a fair chance.
  2. To manipulate the press to view one's candidate favorably and to report negative stories on one's opponent. broadly
    — Slater said that Bush would charm reporters in an attempt to "work the refs" much like a basketball coach will try to cajole and hassle referees in order to influence calls.

词形变化

works the refs present,singular,third-person working the refs participle,present worked the refs participle,past worked the refs past
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