2[transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]British EnglishBrE to pull a piece of clothing quickly onto your body 〔迅速地〕穿衣服
tug something on
Alice was tugging on a sweater.
艾丽斯正在穿毛衣。
3.tug at somebody’s heart/heartstringswritten to make someone feel sympathy for someone or something 触动某人的心/心弦
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tug at somebody’s heart/heartstrings• The sight of the puppies in the cagestugged at the women's hearts.• Charity had felt something tug at her heart the moment she had first seen this cove.
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tug• But he had worked one hand loose and he made a leap as Jacktugged.• You have to tug a little to break the seal, and then the door opens.• Then, just when it seemed to have settled, it made a sharp sideways movement, tugging against the halter.• She tugged at her skirt and adjusted her waistband.• "Come on, " Alice said, tugging at his hand.• We tugged at the door but it still wouldn't open.• The little girl was tugging her mother's sleeve, trying to get her attention.• As if reading his mind Maggie tugged him across in front of her so that he could comfort his wife.• She tugged it off the body.• As they tugged it straight the windbellied it out, taut as a sail.• Marinebiologists used to study life in the oceandeeps by tuggingnets behind boats and examining what they dragged up.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + TUG | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤good, hard, sharp用力的拉;使勁的拽◇All it needed was a good tug.只要用力地拉一下就行了。➤firm緊緊的拉▸➤gentle, little, slight, small輕輕的拉;稍微的拉▸➤quick, sudden快速的拉;突然的拉VERB + TUG➤give (sth)拉拽(某物)▸➤feel感到拉拽PREPOSITION➤with a tug一拉◇She started the engine with one tug of the starter rope.她拉了一下啟動繩啟動了引擎。➤tug at拉拽◇She felt a sharp tug at her sleeve.她感到衣袖被猛地拽了一下。➤tug on拉動⋯◇She gave a little tug on the rope.她輕輕地拉了一下繩子。tug
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ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤gently, lightly輕輕地拉◇He tugged lightly at my wrist.他輕輕地拉了一下我的手腕。➤hard使勁拉◇He tugged harder, but it was caught fast.他加大力氣拉,但它還是牢牢卡住。➤nervously緊張地拉拽◇She nervously tugged at her long brown hair.她緊張地拽着她棕色的長髮。➤playfully頑皮地拉◇She playfully tugged at his shirt.她頑皮地拉拽他的襯衫。PREPOSITION➤at拽⋯◇She tugged at his arm to get his attention.她拽了拽他的胳膊以引起他的注意。➤by拉⋯◇He tugged me by the sleeve.他拉了拉我的衣袖。➤on拽着⋯◇Alexis was up in a flash, tugging on his arm.亞歷克西斯一躍而起揪住了他的胳膊。