pull1 /pʊl/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 move STH towards you 把某物拉过来 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PULL to use your hands to make something or someone move towards you or in the direction that your hands are moving 拉;扯;拖 OPP push Mom! Davey’s pulling my hair! 妈妈! 戴维拽我的头发!
pull somebody/something into/away from/over etc something He pulled her down into her seat. 他把她拉到座位上。
pull something open/shut She pulled open the door and hurried inside. 她拉开门匆匆走了进去。
2 remove 去掉 [transitiveT]PULL to use force to take something from the place where it is fixed or held 拔 She has to have two teeth pulled. 她必须拔掉两颗牙。
pull something out/off/away etc Vicky had pulled the arm off her doll. 维基把娃娃的一只胳膊扯掉了。
3 make STH follow you 让某物跟着你 [transitiveT]PULL to be attached to something or hold something and make it move behind you in the direction you are going 拖动,牵引 a tractor pulling a trailer 后挂一辆拖车的拖拉机
4 take STH out 取出某物 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to take something out of a bag, pocket etc with your hand 〔用手〕拿出,掏出 He pulled out his wallet and said ‘let me pay’. 他掏出钱包说道:“我来付吧。”
Ben pulled a pen from his pocket. 本从口袋里掏出一支钢笔。
pull a gun/knife (on somebody) (=take one out, ready to use it) 拔出枪/刀(对准某人)
5 clothing 服装 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PULL to put on or take off a piece of clothing, usually quickly 〔常指迅速地〕穿上,脱下pull on/off/up/down etc He pulled off his damp shirt. 他脱掉湿衬衫。
6 move your body 移动身体 a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]BACK/BACKWARDS to move your body or part of your body away from someone or something 挣脱,移开,抽出pull something away/free She tried to pull her hand free, but it was held fast. 她想抽出手来,但是被牢牢地抓住了。
pull something out of/from something She struggled fiercely, trying to pull her arm out of his grasp. 她使劲挣扎,想要抽出被他紧紧抓住的胳膊。
pull away/back She pulled away from him. 她挣脱了他。
b) pull yourself up/to your feet etcPULL to hold onto something and use your strength to move your body towards it 〔抓住某物〕用力移动〔身体〕 Benny pulled himself up from the floor with difficulty. 本尼费力地从地板上站起来。
7 muscle 肌肉 [transitiveT]MI to injure one of your muscles by stretching it too much during physical activity 拉伤〔肌肉〕 SYN strain Paul pulled a muscle trying to lift the freezer. 保罗想把冰柜抬起来,结果拉伤了肌肉。
► see thesaurus at hurt 8 pull strings to secretly use your influence with important people in order to get what you want or to help someone else 〔为了自己的利益或帮助别人而〕托关系,走后门 Francis pulled strings to get him out of trouble. 弗朗西斯托关系让自己摆脱了麻烦。
pull strings• Mrs Naulls was in Sunningdale because her son Stanley was a Hilderbridge councillor and had pulled strings.• This, of course, leaves Karadzic amply able to pull strings from backstage.• Elfed could and did pull strings on the local Co-operative committee.• Samuels pulled strings to get her daughter a job in Mitchell's office.• He pulled strings to get the two of them into a university.• Gooch has developed as a captain, too, pulling strings whereas before he might have retreated. 9 pull the/somebody’s strings to control something or someone, especially when you are not the person who is supposed to be controlling them 幕后操纵;暗中控制 It was widely believed that Montagu was secretly pulling the strings behind the prime minister. 人们普遍认为蒙塔古在暗中控制首相。
pull the/somebody’s strings• However, I was going to try to pull the right strings.• In his own way, he knew how to pull her strings.• But if he was the puppet, who was pulling the strings and to what dance?• So, when he died, the puppets had no-one to pull their strings anymore.• The scientists pulling his strings are erratic.• Who is really pulling the strings at the White House?• Swindon's John Reynolds the man who pulled the strings for Andre Agassi.• She, who had always pulled the strings, to have found herself in this position. 10 trick/crime 诡计/罪行 [transitiveT] informalSCC to succeed in doing something illegal or dishonest or in playing a trick on someone 犯下〔罪行〕;使出〔诡计〕 The gang have pulled another bank robbery. 那个团伙又犯下一桩银行抢劫案。
He was trying to pull a fast one (=deceive you) when he told you he’d paid. 他告诉你他已经付过款,其实他是想骗你。
pull a stunt/trick/joke Don’t you ever pull a stunt like that again! 别再耍那样的花招了!
11 pull somebody’s leg JOKEto tell someone something that is not true, as a joke 开某人的玩笑,耍弄某人,诓骗某人 I haven’t won, have I? You’re pulling my leg. 我没有赢,是吗?你在拿我开玩笑吧。
pull somebody’s leg• Did Ronnie really call or are you just pulling my leg?• I think he was just pulling your leg.• Don't worry. I was just pulling you leg about moving - I'm not going anywhere. 12 pull the other one (it’s got bells on) British EnglishBrE spokenJOKE used to tell someone that you think they are joking or not telling the truth 别逗了 Your dad’s a racing driver? Pull the other one! 你爸是赛车手?别逗了!
13 switch 开关 [transitiveT]PULL to move a control such as a switch, lever, or trigger towards you to make a piece of equipment work 拉〔开关〕;扣〔扳机〕 She raised the gun, and pulled the trigger. 她举起枪,扣动了扳机。
14 pull the curtains/blinds DHto open or close curtains or blinds 拉开[拉上]窗帘/百叶帘 It was already getting dark so he pulled the curtains. 天色已暗,他拉上了窗帘。
pull the curtains/blinds• I dragged her over to the side of the stage and began pulling the curtains.• When we got to the room she went to pull the curtains.• It was getting dark so he pulled the curtains and put on the overhead light.• She waited until the door was closed and then crossed to the window of her suite, pulling the curtains aside.• Marie pulls the curtains back and steps out.• Could you pull the blinds, please?• What we do is, pull the curtains shut and switch on the fire. 15 crowd/votes etc 人群/选票等 [transitiveT]GET if an event, performer etc pulls crowds or a politician pulls a lot of votes, a lot of people come to see them or vote for them 吸引〔大量选票或人〕,招徕〔支持〕 Muhammad Ali can still pull the crowds. 穆罕默德·阿里仍能吸引大批的支持者。
16 attract/influence 吸引/影响 [transitiveT] to attract or influence someone or their thoughts or feelings 吸引,影响〔他人的思想或感情〕 The city’s reputation for a clean environment has pulled new residents from other states. 这座城市以干净整洁著称,吸引了来自其他州的新居民。
17 sexually attract 具有性吸引力 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] British EnglishBrE spokenSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to attract someone in order to have sex with them or spend the evening with them 勾引 He knew he could pull any girl he wanted. 他知道自己要什么姑娘都能得手。
18 stop event 取消活动 [transitiveT] to stop a planned event from taking place 取消〔预定的活动〕 They pulled the concert. 他们取消了音乐会。
19. pull somebody’s licence informalSCL to take away someone’s licence to do something, especially to drive a car, because they have done something wrong 吊销某人的(驾驶)执照 20 stop a vehicle 让车辆停下 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to drive a vehicle somewhere and stop, or to make a vehicle gradually slow down and stop 〔把车〕开到某处停下;〔把车〕停在某处pull something into/towards/down etc something She pulled the car into a side street. 她把车开进一条小路停下来。
The bus pulled to a halt. 公共汽车停了下来。
21. car 汽车 [intransitiveI]TTC if a car pulls to the left or right as you are driving, it moves in that direction because of a problem with its machinery 〔汽车由于机械故障不向正前方行驶而〕侧斜 22 something is like pulling teeth used to say that it is very difficult or unpleasant to persuade someone to do something 〔劝某人〕做某事就像拔牙一样困难 Getting him to do his homework is like pulling teeth. 让他做家庭作业就像要给他拔牙一样难。
something is like pulling teeth• Getting the kids to do their homework was like pulling teeth. 23 beer 啤酒 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrEDF to get beer out of a barrel by pulling a handle 拉酒桶把手放出〔啤酒〕 The barman laughed and began to pull a couple of pints. 酒吧男招待笑了笑,然后从酒桶里放出几品脱啤酒。
24. pull a punch HITto deliberately hit someone with less force than you could do, so that it hurts less 故意不使出全力打某人〔以避免伤害〕 → not pull any punches at punch2(6) 25. cricket/golf/baseball 板球/高尔夫球/棒球 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DS to hit the ball in cricket, golf, or baseball so that it does not go straight but moves to one side 击(球)向左[右] 26. row a boat 划船 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TTWTTW to make a boat move by using oars 划(船) → pull/make a face at face1(2), → pull your finger out at finger1(12), → pull rank (on somebody) at rank1(5), → pull the rug (out) from under somebody’s feet at rug(3), → pull the plug (on something) at plug1(5), → pull your socks up at sock1(3), → pull your weight at weight1(12), → pull the wool over somebody’s eyes at wool(4) THESAURUSpull to make something or someone move in the direction that your hands are moving 拉;拽He pulled her towards him and kissed her. 他把她拉过来吻她。
Sam was pulling on his socks. 萨姆把袜子往上拉。
tug to pull something suddenly with a short quick movement, often to get someone’s attention 〔突然而迅速地〕拉,拖‘Look, ’ he said, tugging at his brother’s sleeve. “看。”他说着拉了拉他弟弟的袖子。
I tugged at the drawer but it wouldn’t open. 我拉了拉抽屉,但拉不开。
drag to pull something along the ground, especially because it is heavy 拖,拉〔重物〕If we can’t lift the piano, we’ll have to drag it. 如果我们抬不动钢琴,就只好拖了。
haul to pull something big and heavy using a lot of effort, especially upwards and using a rope 〔尤用绳子往上〕拖,拉They hauled their boats further up the beach. 他们沿着海滩把船继续往岸上拖。
fishermen hauling in their nets 拉网的渔民
heave to pull or lift something very heavy, especially with one movement 〔尤指一下子〕拖,拉,举起〔重物〕He heaved the sack of sand onto his shoulder. 他把沙袋举到肩上。
draw formal to pull something or someone gently in a particular direction 〔轻柔地〕拉,拖Lisa reached for his hand but he drew it away. 莉萨去拉他的手,但他把手抽开了。
pull to be attached to a vehicle or piece of machinery and make it move behind you in the direction you are going 拖动,牵引〔车辆或机器〕Ten dogs were pulling a sledge over the ice. 十条狗在冰上拉雪橇。
a tractor pulling a plough 在拉犁的拖拉机
tow to pull a vehicle behind – used about a vehicle, a boat, or a horse pulling something using a rope or chain 〔车辆、船、马等〕拖,牵引The car in front of us was towing a caravan. 我们前面的那辆汽车在牵引一辆大篷车。
Horses were used to tow the boats along the canals. 马被用来沿着运河牵引小船。
draw to pull a vehicle such as a carriage – used especially about horses doing this 〔尤指用马〕拖,拉车辆〕a carriage drawn by four horses 四驾马车
27 pull ahead phrasal verbphr v TTif one vehicle pulls ahead of another, it gets in front of it by moving faster 〔车辆〕加快速度赶到〔…的〕前面;加速超越〔车〕 Schumacher pulled ahead of Montoya as the two drivers approached the first corner of the race. 舒马赫在接近比赛第一个弯道时超过了蒙托亚。
pull ahead• But she just couldn't take it when I started pulling ahead.• In the Brut Rose category, California is clearly pulling ahead.• She is busy watching the team pull ahead decisively.• With the finish line in sight, Wallace pulled ahead of the pack and drove to victory.• She is very specifically waiting for Oregon to pull ahead so that she can put in Karen.• I turned around and saw that, out of the dust and the crowd, another car was pulling ahead to join us. 28 pull apart phrasal verbphr v a) pull something ↔ apart to separate something into pieces 把某物分成片[块] Pull the meat apart with two forks. 用两把叉子把肉分开。
b) SAD/UNHAPPY pull somebody ↔ apart to make the relationships between people in a group bad or difficult 使某些人关系紧张,使某些人不和睦 His drinking pulled the family apart. 他酗酒致使家庭不和睦。
c) pull something ↔ apart to carefully examine or criticize something 仔细检查某事物;细致地批评某事物 The selection committee pulled each proposal apart. 选拔委员会仔细斟酌了每个建议。
d) SEPARATE pull somebody/something ↔ apart to separate people or animals when they are fighting 拉开[分开]打架的人/争斗的动物 The fight ended only when the referee pulled the two players apart. 裁判把两名球员拉开,打斗才停止。
e) if something pulls apart, it breaks into pieces when you pull on it 撕裂,撕碎 29 pull at/on something phrasal verbphr v a) PULLto take hold of something and pull it several times 抓住并不断拉扯 Mary was pulling nervously at her hair. 玛丽不安地拉扯着自己的头发。
c) DFDto take a long drink from a bottle or glass 从〔瓶子或玻璃杯〕中大口地喝 30 pull away phrasal verbphr v a) TTLEAVE A PLACEto start to drive away from a place where you had stopped 开始驶离,开走 He waved as he pulled away. 他开走的时候挥了挥手。
b) TTDSto move ahead of a competitor by going faster or being more successful 超越〔对手〕 from Nkoku is pulling away from the other runners. 恩科库把其他赛跑选手都甩在了后面。
31 pull back phrasal verbphr v a) to decide not to do or become involved in something 退出;退却 from In the end, he pulled back from financing the film. 最后,他决定不给那部电影提供资金。
b) to get out of a bad situation or dangerous place, or to make someone else do this (使)撤退,(使)撤离 from Many banks are pulling back from international markets. 许多银行正在从国际市场撤出。
pull somebody ↔ back They are preparing to pull back their forces. 他们正准备撤兵。
c) pull something ↔ back British EnglishBrE if a team that is losing pulls back a goal or some points, it succeeds in scoring a goal or some points 〔比赛中〕扳回〔进球、得分等〕 Our play improved and we pulled back two goals. 我们的表现有所好转,扳回两球。
32 pull down phrasal verbphr v a) pull something ↔ downTBCDESTROY to destroy something or make it stop existing 拆毁某物,拆掉某物 My old school was pulled down. 我的母校被拆除了。
b) pull down something to earn a particular amount of money 赚到〔一笔钱〕 Real estate stocks pulled down total returns of 35.7 percent. 房地产股票总回报率达35.7%。
c) pull somebody downWORSE to make someone less successful, happy, or healthy 使某人受挫,使某人虚弱 Her problems have really pulled her down. 她遇到了麻烦,非常沮丧。
d) pull down a menuTD to make a computer program show you a list of the things it can do 拉下计算机程序菜单 33 pull for somebody/something phrasal verbphr v informal to encourage a person or team to succeed 为…打气 The crowd were pulling for me to do well. 人群在为我加油。
34 pull in phrasal verbphr v a) TTCif a driver pulls in, they move to the side of the road and stop 〔汽车驾驶员〕驶向路边停下 She pulled in to let the ambulance pass. 她把车开到路边停下,好让救护车过去。
c) pull somebody/something ↔ inGET to attract business, money, people etc 吸引某人/某物 a publicity stunt to pull in the crowds 一个吸引人群的宣传噱头
d) pull in something informalBEWEARN if you pull in a lot of money, you earn it 挣,赚〔很多钱〕 e) pull somebody ↔ inSCP if a police officer pulls someone in, they take them to a police station because they think that person may have done something wrong 〔警察〕把〔嫌疑犯〕带回警察局,逮捕 pull in• I rounded the corner, looking for a place to pull in.• Jeff parked in front of the house and I pulled in beside him.• Finally the bus pulled in, forty minutes late.• Just as the train was pulling in, there was a shout and someone fell onto the track. 35 pull off phrasal verbphr v a) SUCCEED IN DOING something pull something ↔ off informal to succeed in doing something difficult 成功完成〔困难的事〕 The goalkeeper pulled off six terrific saves. 那位守门员奋力扑救了六个险球。
b) TTC pull off (something) to drive a car off a road in order to stop, or to turn into a smaller road 驶离(道路)〔停下或进入小路〕 We pulled off the road to get some food. 我们驶离大路去找点食物。
pull off (something)• Yet in February 1990 he pulled off one of cricket's all-time miracles.• Morland bosses say they've pulled off the escape of the decade Male speaker Even our staff backed us up.• Both of those editions were pulled off the racks by supermarket chains that had received complaints from customers.• I pulled off the road in the Lamar Valley at the trail to Crystal Bench and parked in mud.• We pulled off the sheets and untied the prisoner from the post.• Skill Oxton just failed to pull off victory at Hightown on a rain affected wicket. 36.pull on something phrasal verbphr v to pull at something 拉扯某物 37 pull out phrasal verbphr v a) i. TTCto drive onto a road from another road or from where you have stopped 〔从另一条路或停靠的地方〕开上路 Don’t pull out! There’s something coming. 别开出去!有车过来。
ii. TTCto drive over to a different part of the road in order to get past a vehicle in front of you 借道超车 I pulled out to overtake a bus. 我借道一边想超过一辆公共汽车。
b) TTTif a train pulls out, it leaves a station 〔火车〕驶出车站,离站 OPP pull in c) to stop doing or being involved in something, or to make someone do this (让)脱离;(使)退出 McDermott pulled out with an injury at the last minute. 麦克德莫特在最后时刻因伤退出。
of They are trying to pull out of the agreement. 他们试图退出协议。
pull somebody out of something He threatened to pull his son out of the team. 他扬言说要让他的儿子离队。
d) to get out of a bad situation or dangerous place, or to make someone or something do this (使)摆脱〔不好的局面〕,(使)撤离〔危险的地方〕 Jim saw that the firm was going to be ruined, so he pulled out. 吉姆看到公司即将破产,于是退出了。
pull somebody/something ↔ out Most of the troops have been pulled out. 大部分军队已撤离。
of when the country was still pulling out of a recession 国家仍处在摆脱经济衰退困境的时候
→ pull out all the stops at stop2(7) pull out• We got there just as the train was pulling out.• He pulled out a gun and fired three shots.• The man pulled out a gun and fired three shots.• She pulled a notebook out and scribbled a few notes.• I saw her pull a bag out from under the seat.• She pulled a pen out of her bag and began to scribble furiously.• Troops began pulling out of the region as soon as the order was given. pull somebody out of something• And investors are signaling their belief that it will ultimately pull the economy out of a four-year slump.• Smith pulled them all out of his hat.• When Peter pulled an 8-iron out of the bag, I knew he and I were thinking differently.• Gao Ma pulled himself out of the gooey slops. 38 pull over phrasal verbphr v TTCto drive to the side of the road and stop your car, or to make someone else do this 使〔车辆〕停靠在路边 The policeman signalled to him to pull over. 警察示意他把车停到路边。
pull somebody/something ↔ over He pulled the car over. 他把车开到路边停下。
A cop pulled him over and gave him a speeding ticket. 一名警察让他把车开到路边停下,并给了他一张超速罚款单。
pull over• A policeman was standing by the side of the road, signalling to me to pull over.• The truck pulled over and a man got out.• The police pulled me over and checked my licence.• I pulled over and looked at the map.• He got pulled over on the way home and had to take a breath test. 39 pull (somebody) through phrasal verbphr v a) SURVIVEto stay alive after you have been very ill or badly injured, or to help someone do this 〔从重病或重伤中〕恢复健康;帮助〔某人〕康复 His injuries are severe but he’s expected to pull through. 他的伤势很重,但有望康复。
→ bring (somebody) through at bring b) SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto succeed in doing something very difficult, or to help someone to do this (帮助)克服困难,渡过难关 He relied on his experience to pull him through. 他依赖他的经验来渡过难关。
pull through• Can your tutors pull you through?• These talks have pulled me through a lot of times. 40 pull together phrasal verbphr v a) TRY TO DO OR GET somethingif a group of people pull together, they all work hard to achieve something 〔一群人〕同心协力,通力合作 If we all pull together, we’ll finish on time. 如果我们大家同心协力,就能按时完成。
c) pull something togetherIMPROVE to improve something by organizing it more effectively 整顿某事物,把某事物重新组织好 We need an experienced manager to pull the department together. 我们需要一位有经验的经理来重整这个部门。
pull yourself together• But then she pulled herself together.• Head in her hands, she tried to pull herself together.• It's about time Joe pulled himself together.• This was another occasion on which, as Margie put it, Margarett pulled herself together.• Yet, again and again, now as before, the people have pulled themselves together and gotten on with life.• It took them seconds to pull themselves together and reorganize themselves.• Pull yourself together. It's ridiculous to get upset about such a silly little thing.• In March, 1939 I pulled myself together sufficiently.• Pull yourself together - you don't want him to see you crying like that. 41 pull up phrasal verbphr v a) TTCto stop the vehicle that you are driving 〔使车〕停下 He pulled up in front of the gates. 他把车停在了门前。
b) pull up a chair/stool etcSIT to get a chair etc and sit down next to someone who is already sitting 拿把椅子/凳子等〔坐在某人旁边〕 c) pull somebody up especially British EnglishBrETELL somebody OFF to stop someone who is doing something wrong and tell them you do not approve 责备[斥责]某人pull somebody up on I felt I had to pull her up on her lateness. 我觉得,对于她迟到我必须提出批评。
→ pull somebody up short at short3(7) pull up a chair/stool etc• She pulls up a stool and sits down next to us, watching intently, still unable to stifle her laughter.• He now pulled up a chair and, turning it about, sat on it, his elbows resting on the back.• He pulls up a chair as she starts another game.• Anyway, I pull up a chair by the bed and say hello.• Rose, Victorine, Thérèse and Léonie pulled up chairs to the kitchen table and set to. pull on• When the car passed they pulled Miguel up on his feet.• Getting Going Let the wind do the work and pull you up on the board.