tug

英 [tʌɡ]

美 [tʌɡ]

v.  (常为几次用力)拉，拖，拽; (朝某一方向用力)拉
n.  拖船; (突然的)猛拉，猛拽; 一股强烈的感情

过去式：tugged　现在分词：tugging　复数：tugs　过去分词：tugged　第三人称单数：tugs　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6725 / COCA.6210

同义词辨析

pulldragdrawhaultowtug【导航词义：拉，拖】

习惯用语

v.

touch/tug your forelock (to sb)
• （对某人）毕恭毕敬
  to show too much respect for sb, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you

牛津词典

verb

• （常为几次用力）拉，拖，拽
  to pull sth hard, often several times
  1. She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention.
     她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
  2. a sad story that tugs at your heartstrings (= makes you feel sad)
     令人心酸的故事
  3. The baby was tugging her hair.
     婴儿直扯她的头发。
  4. He tugged the door open.
     他用力拉开了门。
• （朝某一方向用力）拉，拖，拽
  to pull sth hard in a particular direction
  1. He tugged the hat down over his head.
     他把帽子往下拉了拉遮住脸。

noun

• 拖船
  a small powerful boat for pulling ships, especially into a harbour or up a river
• （突然的）猛拉，猛拽
  a sudden hard pull
  1. I felt a tug at my sleeve.
     我觉得有人用力拽了一下我的袖子。
  2. She gave her sister's hair a sharp tug.
     她猛地使劲扯了一下她姐姐的头发。
• 一股强烈的感情
  a sudden strong emotional feeling
  1. a tug of attraction
     一阵强烈的吸引

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使劲拉;拽
  If youtugsomething ortug atit, you give it a quick and usually strong pull.
  1. A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitedly...
     一个小男孩跑上来，非常激动地拽着他的袖子。
  2. She kicked him, tugging his thick hair.
     她一边踢他，一边扯着他那浓密的头发。
  3. Tugis also a noun.
     
  4. Bobby gave her hair a tug…
     博比使劲拽了她头发一下。
  5. I felt a tug at my sleeve.
     我感到袖子被拽了一下。
• 拖船;拖轮
  Atugor atug boatis a small powerful boat which pulls large ships, usually when they come into a port.

英英释义

noun

• a sudden abrupt pull
  Synonym:jerk
• a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
  Synonym:tugboattowboattower

verb

• struggle in opposition
  1. She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts
• pull hard
  1. The prisoner tugged at the chains
  2. This movie tugs at the heart strings
• pull or strain hard at
  1. Each oar was tugged by several men
• move by pulling hard
  1. The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud
• carry with difficulty
  1. You'll have to lug this suitcase
  Synonym:lugtote
• tow (a vessel) with a tug
  1. The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor
• strive and make an effort to reach a goal
  1. She tugged for years to make a decent living
  2. We have to push a little to make the deadline!
  3. She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
  Synonym:laborlabourpushdrive

双语例句

• She kicked him, tugging his thick hair.
  她一边踢他，一边扯着他那浓密的头发。
• Feeling a tug at his sleeve, he turned to see Joe beside him.
  感觉到有人拉他的袖子，他转身看到乔在他身边。
• Hook up towing lines to tug boat.
  将拖缆联接到拖轮。
• He gave the handle a gentle tug.
  他轻轻地拉了一下把手。
• An hour or so later the fisherman felt a tug at his pant leg.
  过了大约一个小时，钓鱼的人觉得什么东西在拽他的裤脚。
• We fly down and give a small tug with the top wing hand.
  我们俯冲，用上翼手给出一个小的拽拉。
• The tug nearly turned turtle twice, but I managed to keep her upright.
  拖船两次都差点翻个儿，但我设法稳住了船身。
• The tug was seaward of the Hakai Passage on a course that diverged from the Calvert Island coastline.
  托船驶离卡尔弗特岛海岸朝哈凯航道驶去。
• She knows exactly how to tug at readers 'heartstrings.
  她对如何牵动读者的心弦了如指掌。
• There's a tug of war between resources and the amount of work that needs to be done.
  资源和需要完成的工作量之间存在着激烈的竞争。