tug
- n.猛拉;拖船;(突然的)猛拽;一股强烈的感情
- v.(朝某一方向用力)拉;拖;拽
复数： tugs 过去式： tugged 现在分词： tugging 过去分词： tugged 第三人称单数： tugs
tugverb
（常为几次用力）拉，拖，拽
to pull sth hard, often several times
She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention.
她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
a sad story that tugs at your heartstrings (= makes you feel sad)
令人心酸的故事
The baby was tugging her hair.
婴儿直扯她的头发。
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
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
I felt a tug at my sleeve.
我觉得有人用力拽了一下我的袖子。
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
a tug of attraction
一阵强烈的吸引
These words all mean to move sth in a particular direction, especially towards or behind you.以上各词均含拖、拉、拽之意。
to hold sth and move it in a particular direction; to hold or be attached to a vehicle and move it along behind you指向某方向拖、拉、牵引：
Pull the chair nearer the table.
把椅子再往桌子拉近些。
They use oxen to pull their carts.
他们用牛拉车。
to pull sb/sth in a particular direction or behind you, usually along the ground, and especially with effort通常指使劲在地上拖、拉、拽：
The sack is too heavy to lift─you'll have to drag it.
这麻袋太重了，提不起来。你得拖着走。
( formal ) to move sb/sth by pulling them/it gently; to pull a vehicle such as a carriage指拖动、拉动、牵引、拖车：
I drew my chair closer to the fire.
我把椅子向火旁拉近了点。
a horse-drawn carriage
马车
to pull sb/sth to a particular place with a lot of effort指用力拖、拉、拽：
Fishermen were hauling in their nets.
渔民在拉网。
You usually drag sth behind you along the ground; you usually haul sth towards you, often upwards towards you. Dragging sth often needs effort, but hauling sth always does. |
to pull a car, boat or light plane behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain指用绳索拖、拉、牵引（汽车、船或轻型飞机）：
Our car was towed away by the police.
我们的汽车被警察拖走了。
to pull sb/sth hard in a particular direction指朝某一方向用力拖、拉、拽：
She tried to escape but he tugged her back.
她试图逃跑，但他把她拽了回来。
tug
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VERB 使劲拉;拽
If you tug something or tug at it, you give it a quick and usually strong pull.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。
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N-COUNT 拖船;拖轮
A tug or a tug boat is a small powerful boat which pulls large ships, usually when they come into a port.
noun
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- a sudden abrupt pull
- Synonym: jerk
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- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
- Synonym: tugboat towboat tower
verb
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- struggle in opposition
- She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts
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- pull hard
- The prisoner tugged at the chains
- This movie tugs at the heart strings
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- pull or strain hard at
- Each oar was tugged by several men
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- move by pulling hard
- The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud
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- carry with difficulty
- You'll have to lug this suitcase
- Synonym: lug tote
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- tow (a vessel) with a tug
- The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor
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- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- She tugged for years to make a decent living
- We have to push a little to make the deadline!
- She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
- Synonym: labor labour push drive
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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。
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The tug crossed our stern not fifty yards away
拖船擦着我们的船尾开了过去，距离不到50码。
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She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention .
她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
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She gave her sister 's hair a sharp tug .
她猛地使劲扯了一下她姐姐的头发。
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She tried to escape but he tugged her back .
她试图逃跑，但他把她拽了回来。
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He tugged the hat down over his head .
他把帽子往下拉了拉遮住脸。
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He tugged the door open .
他用力拉开了门。
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I felt a tug at my sleeve .
我觉得有人用力拽了一下我的袖子。
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The baby was tugging her hair .
婴儿直扯她的头发。
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the tug of war between government departments .
政府各部门间势均力敌的争夺
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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。
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She knows exactly how to tug at readers ' heartstrings .
她对如何牵动读者的心弦了如指掌。
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The baby was tugging at his coat to show that he wanted to be picked up .
宝宝在使劲拽他的衣服，表示他希望被抱起来。
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the European Tug of War Championships .
欧洲拔河锦标赛
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She kicked him , tugging his thick hair .
她一边踢他，一边扯着他那浓密的头发。
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Elsie tugged her husband 's coat tail .
埃尔西用力拉了拉她丈夫外套的后摆。
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Chelsea and Aston Villa were involved in a tug of war for Liverpool 's Ray Houghton last night .
切尔西队与阿斯顿维拉队昨夜上演了一场夺人大战，争购利物浦的雷·霍顿。
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She tugged on Hart 's arm to extricate him from the circle of men with whom he 'd been talking .
她拽着哈特的胳膊，把他从那群正和他聊天的男人中拖了出来。
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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。
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The woman standing behind him gently tugged his arm .
站在他后面的女人轻轻拽了拽她的胳膊。
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We tugged so hard that the rope broke .
我们用力扽，绳子断了。
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We tugged the boat in to shore .
我们把船拉到岸边。
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Adventure tugs at the heartstrings of youth .
冒险活动强烈扣动青年人的心弦。
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So I try again and tug at the heartstrings ．
所以我再次尝试拨动心弦。
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We need to tug the car round to the front .
我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
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A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth .
他的嘴角带一丝苦笑
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Most of you no doubt have seen these tugs pushing and pulling at the big liners .
不用说，很多人都见过拖船拖拉巨轮的情景。
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She came riding up the harbor on a flood tide and towered high over the stout10 little tug that carried me .
那艘巨轮乘风破浪驶向海港，高塔般矗立在我所在的矮墩拖船前。
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Application of high speed electronic injection diesel engine on tugs
高速电喷柴油机在拖轮上的应用
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This paper briefly introduces the electric power system design of 11000 kW ocean tug .
本文简要介绍了11000kW海洋拖船的电力系统设计概况。
指用手把某物或某人拉向身边或沿着某个方向拉过去。
Her little brother was always pulling her hair.
她的小弟弟总是拽她的头发。
She pulled her son gently towards her.
她把儿子轻轻地拉到身边。
指某物因太沉而只能在地面拖着走，也指硬拽某人到其并不想去的地方。
She managed to drag the single bed to her bedroom.
她费了很大劲把单人床拖进卧室里。
The mother dragged her son into the kindergarten.
那位母亲硬把儿子拽进了幼儿园。
指不需费力地轻拉。
She drew a chair up to the fireplace.
她把一把椅子拉到壁炉边。
Don't forget to draw the curtains.
别忘了拉上百叶窗。
强调一直要用力，方向通常是朝前或向上。
He reached down and hauled his partner up onto the wall.
他俯身把同伴拉上墙头。
The train was hauled by the steam locomotive.
那辆火车是由蒸汽机车拖动的。
指用绳索或链条拖拉车或船。
When was his car towed away by the police?
他的车什么时候被警察拖走的？
Something was wrong with the ship, and it had to be towed into the harbour.
那艘船出了点问题，不得不被拖进港口。
强调动作发生的时间短而迅速。
Do you know the man who was tugging at her sleeve?
你认识拽她袖子的男人吗？
The woman standing behind him gently tugged his arm.
站在他后面的女人轻轻拽了拽她的胳膊。
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