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.