还能牵制她一二
“could keep her somewhat in check,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
之前有魏贵妃
“Before, Noble Consort Wei”
还能牵制她一二
“could keep her somewhat in check,”
庾晚音
“but now, Yu Wanyin's”
“Now that our main counterbalance is gone, she is completely out of hand.”
Court strategy often relies on using one rival faction to keep another occupied rather than engaging in direct confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to pin down; to keep in check; to counterbalance
A formal and strategic verb frequently used in political, military, and corporate maneuvering.
a little bit; slightly; to some extent
A classical, modest quantifier used after verbs to indicate a minor or partial degree of action.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“to drag her into this anymore.”
“I was holding her back all the time.”
“That's why we can't get her involved.”
“To create the appearance that we still had ties,”
“Never let them get involved.”
“she wouldn't have been dragged into this.”