他们不是从属者而是操纵者。

They are not dependent - they are manipulative.

他是获取炸药计划的幕后操纵者。

He was the mastermind behind the plan to acquire the explosives.

警察很快就要找到银行抢劫案的幕后操纵者了。

The police are hot on the trailof the mastermind behind the bank robbery.

有些人认为，果敢训练把亲切随和的人变成了诉苦者或是工于算计的操纵者。

Some people think that assertiveness training turns nice, accommodating people into complainers or calculating manipulators.

这些人的大腹便便使他们身体前倾，D 形的底座可以让操纵者左右滚动和摇摆。

The figures' fat bellies tilted them forward, and a D-shaped base allowed handlers to roll and rock them side to side.