| 单词 | pull |
| 释义 | pull (pʊl ) Word forms: pulls , pulling , pulled 1. verb A2 When you pull something, you hold it firmly and use force in order to move it towards you or away from its previous position. They have pulled out patients' teeth unnecessarily. [VERB noun with adverb] He pulled on a jersey. [VERB noun with adverb] Erica was solemn, pulling at her blonde curls. [VERB preposition] I helped pull him out of the water. [VERB noun preposition] Someone pulled her hair. [VERB noun] He knew he should pull the trigger, but he was suddenly paralysed by fear. [VERB noun] Pull as hard as you can. [VERB] I let myself out into the street and pulled the door shut. [VERB noun adjective] Synonyms: draw, haul, drag, trail Pull is also a noun. The feather must be removed with a straight, firm pull. 2. verb B2 When you pull an object from a bag, pocket, or cupboard, you put your hand in and bring the object out. Jack pulled the slip of paper from his shirt pocket. [VERB noun preposition] Katie reached into her shopping bag and pulled out a loaf of bread. [VERB noun with adverb] 3. verb B2 When a vehicle, animal, or person pulls a cart or piece of machinery, they are attached to it or hold it, so that it moves along behind them when they move forward. This is early-20th-century rural Sussex, when horses still pulled the plough. [VERB noun] He pulls a rickshaw, probably the oldest form of human taxi service. [VERB noun] 4. verb B2 If you pull yourself or pull a part of your body in a particular direction, you move your body or a part of your body with effort or force. Hughes pulled himself slowly to his feet. [VERB pronoun-reflexive preposition/adverb] He pulled his arms out of the sleeves. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] She tried to pull her hand free. [VERB noun adjective] Lillian brushed his cheek with her fingertips. He pulled away and said, 'Don't!' [VERB adverb] 5. verb When a driver or vehicle pulls to a stop or a halt, the vehicle stops. He pulled to a stop behind a pickup truck. [VERB preposition] The train pulled to a halt at the platform. [VERB preposition] 6. verb In a race or contest, if you pull ahead of or pull away from an opponent, you gradually increase the amount by which you are ahead of them. He pulled away, extending his lead to 15 seconds. [VERB adverb] The six states he won in 1988 are the same states in which he has yet to pull ahead of his opponent. [VERB adverb] 7. verb If you pull something apart, you break or divide it into small pieces, often in order to put them back together again in a different way. If I wanted to improve the car significantly I would have to pull it apart and start again. [VERB noun with adverb] 8. verb If someone pulls a gun or a knife on someone else, they take out a gun or knife and threaten the other person with it. [informal] They had a fight. One of them pulled a gun on the other. [VERB noun + on] I pulled a knife and threatened her. [VERB noun] 9. verb To pull crowds, viewers, or voters means to attract them. [informal] The organisers have to employ performers to pull a crowd. [VERB noun] Synonyms: attract, draw, bring in, tempt Pull in means the same as pull. They provided a far better news service and pulled in many more viewers. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The musical is popular with theatre-goers, continuing to pull the crowds in 10 years after its debut. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 10. verb If something pulls you or pulls your thoughts or feelings in a particular direction, it strongly attracts you or influences you in a particular way. He felt there was little he could do to help his friend, and his heart was pulling him elsewhere. [VERB noun adverb] Pull is also a noun. No matter how much you feel the pull of the past, make a determined effort to look to the future. 11. countable noun A pull is a strong physical force which causes things to move in a particular direction. ...the pull of gravity. [+ of] Synonyms: force, exertion, magnetism, forcefulness 12. verb [usually cont] If you are pulling for someone, you support and encourage them, especially in a competition. [informal] We're all pulling for each other because we're desperate to win the Cup back. [VERB for noun] You know I've been pulling for you. [VERB for noun] 13. verb If you pull a muscle, you injure it by straining it. Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball. [VERB noun] He suffered a pulled calf muscle. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: strain, tear, stretch, rend [literary] 14. verb If someone pulls on a cigarette, they take a deep breath with the cigarette in their mouth. Jeff leaned back and pulled on his cigarette. [VERB on noun] Pull is also a noun. He took a deep pull and exhaled the smoke. 15. verb To pull a stunt or a trick on someone means to do something dramatic or silly in order to get their attention or trick them. [informal] Everyone saw the stunt you pulled on me. [VERB noun + on] 16. verb If someone pulls someone else, they succeed in attracting them sexually and in spending the rest of the evening or night with them. [British, informal] 17. pull the other one (it's got bells on) phrase You can say to someone ' Pull the other one' or 'Pull the other one, it's got bells on' to tell them that you do not believe what they have told you and you think they must be joking. [British, informal] England's footballers win the European title? Pull the other one. 18. to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps phrase If you have pulled yourself up by your bootstraps, you have achieved success by your own efforts, starting from very difficult circumstances and without help from anyone. 19. to pull a face phrase B1+ If you make a face, you show a feeling such as dislike or disgust by putting an exaggerated expression on your face, for example by sticking out your tongue. In British English, you can also say pull a face. Opening the door, she made a face at the musty smell. [+ at] Kathryn pulled a face at Thomas behind his back. [+ at] 20. to pull a fast one phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone has pulled a fast one on you, you mean that they have cheated or tricked you. [informal] No doubt someone had pulled a fast one on her over a procedural matter. 21. to pull someone's leg phrase If you are pulling someone's leg, you are teasing them by telling them something shocking or worrying as a joke. [informal] Of course I won't tell them; I was only pulling your leg. 22. to pull your punches phrase If you say that someone does not pull their punches when they are criticizing a person or thing, you mean that they say exactly what they think, even though this might upset or offend people. She has a reputation for getting at the guts of a subject and never pulling her punches. 23. to pull rank phrase If you say that someone in authority pulls rank, you mean that they unfairly force other people to do what they want because of their higher rank or position. [disapproval] The Captain pulled rank and made his sergeant row the entire way. 24. to pull your socks up phrase [VERB inflects] If you tell someone to pull their socks up, you mean that they should start working or studying harder, because they have been lazy or careless. [British, informal] He needs to pull his socks up if he is to make a success of his career. 25. to pull out all the stops phrase If you pull out all the stops, you do everything you can to make something happen or succeed. New Zealand police vowed yesterday to pull out all the stops to find the killer. 26. to pull strings phrase If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly. Tony is sure he can pull a few strings and get you in. 27. to pull your weight phrase If you pull your weight, you work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity. He accused the team of not pulling their weight. 28. to pull the wool over someone's eyes phrase If you say that someone is pulling the wool over your eyes, you mean that they are trying to deceive you, in order to have an advantage over you. Stop trying to pull the wool over my eyes! What were you two fighting about just now? Phrasal verbs: pull away 1. phrasal verb When a vehicle or driver pulls away, the vehicle starts moving forward. I stood in the driveway and watched him back out and pull away. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you pull away from someone that you have had close links with, you deliberately become less close to them. Other daughters, faced with their mother's emotional hunger, pull away. [VERB PARTICLE] He'd pulled away from her as if she had leprosy. [VERB PARTICLE + from] pull back 1. phrasal verb If someone pulls back from an action, they decide not to do it or continue with it, because it could have bad consequences. They will plead with him to pull back from confrontation. [VERB PARTICLE + from] The government threatened to make public its disquiet but then pulled back. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If troops pull back or if their leader pulls them back, they go some or all of the way back to their own territory. They were asked to pull back from their artillery positions around the city. [VERB PARTICLE] They were not ready to begin pulling back tanks, artillery and rocket launchers from the front line. [VERB PARTICLE noun] pull down phrasal verb B2 To pull down a building or statue means to deliberately destroy it. They'd pulled the registry office down which then left an open space. [VERB noun PARTICLE] A small crowd attempted to pull down a statue. [VERB PARTICLE noun] pull in 1. phrasal verb B2 When a vehicle or driver pulls in somewhere, the vehicle stops there. He pulled in at the side of the road. [VERB PARTICLE preposition/adverb] The van pulled in and waited. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If the police pull someone in, they arrest them and take them to the police station. [informal] 'Brady looks like a suspect.'—'I'd pull him in.' [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you pull in an amount of money, you earn or collect that amount. [informal] I only pull in 15,000 a year as a social worker. [V P amount] 4. pull [sense 9] pull into phrasal verb B2 When a vehicle or driver pulls into a place, the vehicle moves into the place and stops there. He pulled into the driveway in front of her garage. [VERB PARTICLE noun] She pulled the car into a tight parking space on a side street. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] pull off 1. phrasal verb If you pull off something very difficult, you succeed in achieving it. The National League for Democracy pulled off a landslide victory. [VERB PARTICLE noun] It will be a very, very fine piece of mountaineering if they pull it off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb B2 If a vehicle or driver pulls off the road, the vehicle stops by the side of the road. I pulled off the road at a small village pub. [VERB PARTICLE noun] One evening, crossing a small creek, he pulled the car off the road. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] pull out 1. phrasal verb B2 When a vehicle or driver pulls out, the vehicle moves out into the road or nearer the centre of the road. She pulled out into the street. [VERB PARTICLE preposition] He was about to pull out to overtake the guy in front of him. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you pull out of an agreement, a contest, or an organization, you withdraw from it. The World Bank should pull out of the project. [VERB PARTICLE + of] The airline was on the verge of collapse last night after a rescue consortium pulled out of takeover talks. [V P of n] Murray was forced to pull out on the eve of the tournament due to a wrist injury. [VERB PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If troops pull out of a place or if their leader pulls them out, they leave it. The troops prepared to pull out of a country in terrible disrepair but hopeful for the future. [VERB PARTICLE + of] Economic sanctions will be lifted once two-thirds of their forces have pulled out. [VERB PARTICLE] The regime would defy a call from the United Nations to pull its troops out of the cities it had occupied. [VERB noun PARTICLE + of] 4. phrasal verb If a country pulls out of recession or if someone pulls it out, it begins to recover from it. Sterling has been hit by the economy's failure to pull out of recession. [VERB PARTICLE + of] What we want to see today are policies to pull us out of this recession. [VERB noun PARTICLE + of] 5. See also pull-out pull over 1. phrasal verb B2 When a vehicle or driver pulls over, the vehicle moves closer to the side of the road and stops there. He noticed a man behind him in a blue Ford gesticulating to pull over. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If the police pull over a driver or vehicle, they make the driver stop at the side of the road, usually because the driver has been driving dangerously. The officers pulled him over after a high-speed chase. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Police pulled over his Mercedes near Dieppe. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. See also pullover pull through phrasal verb If someone with a serious illness or someone in a very difficult situation pulls through, they recover. Everyone was very concerned whether he would pull through or not. [VERB PARTICLE] It is only our determination to fight that has pulled us through. [VERB noun PARTICLE] ...ways of helping Russia pull through its upheavals. [VERB PARTICLE noun] pull together 1. phrasal verb If people pull together, they help each other or work together in order to deal with a difficult situation. The nation was urged to pull together to avoid a slide into complete chaos. [VERB PARTICLE] They would be far better off, materially and emotionally, if they all pulled together. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you are upset or depressed and someone tells you to pull yourself together, they are telling you to control your feelings and behave calmly again. Pull yourself together, you stupid woman! He pulled himself together, as always, by throwing himself back into his work. [VERB pronoun-reflexive PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you pull together different facts or ideas, you link them to form a single theory, argument, or story. Let me now pull together the threads of my argument. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Data exists but it needs pulling together. [VERB PARTICLE] pull up 1. phrasal verb B2 When a vehicle or driver pulls up, the vehicle slows down and stops. The cab pulled up and the driver jumped out. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb B2 If you pull up a chair, you move it closer to something or someone and sit on it. He pulled up a chair behind her and put his chin on her shoulder. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. ergative phrasal verb If you pull up or if something pulls you up, you suddenly stop what you are doing. Suddenly, he pulled up sharply in his stride, and fell to the floor. [VERB PARTICLE] She recognized at the same instant Rachel's presence. It pulled her up short. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 4. phrasal verb If someone pulls you up or if you pull yourself up, you improve your situation or your skill at something. We had a very good mathematics mistress who pulled me up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He was made redundant and now he's trying to pull himself up again. [VERB pronoun-reflexive PARTICLE] pull up on phrasal verb If someone pulls you up on something, they criticize you for something wrong that you have done. [informal] He pulls me up on it but I don't even know where I got it from. [VERB noun PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] Idioms: pull your hair out or tear your hair out to be very angry, upset, or anxious about something The nation is tearing its hair out over what to do with these child criminals. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull someone's leg to tease someone about something, for example by telling them something which is not true Is he serious or just pulling our legs? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull your finger out or get your finger out to start working harder or to start dealing with something Why don't you pull your finger out and get on with it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull a fast one to succeed in tricking someone in order to get an advantage Someone had pulled a fast one on her over a procedural matter and she was not going to let them get away with it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull a face [British] or make a face to show a feeling such as dislike or disgust by twisting your face into an ugly expression, or by sticking out your tongue She made a face at the musty smell, and hurried to open the windows. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull yourself up by your bootstraps to improve your situation by your own efforts, without help from anyone else It was his ability to pull himself up by his bootstraps which appealed to Mrs Thatcher. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull something out of the air or pluck something from the air to suddenly state something without considering it carefully or using correct information She pulled a figure out of the air, an amount she thought would cover several months' rent on an office. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull in your horns or draw in your horns to start behaving more cautiously than you did before, especially by spending less money The world's big spenders have pulled in their horns during the recession and the top designers have felt the pinch. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull the plug on something to stop supporting a project or activity, usually with money, so that it fails and has to stop The Government has set out detailed conditions under which it would pull the plug on the sale. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull the other one or pull the other one, it's got bells on it said to mean that you do not believe something someone tells you `The Duchess gave it to me.' `Think I'd believe that? Pull the other one, it's got bells on it.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers not pull your punches or pull no punches to speak very honestly and directly about something even if it upsets people He had never lied to me in the past and he didn't pull his punches now. He told me that in his opinion, Robin would be dead in nine months. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull a rabbit out of the hat [journalism] to unexpectedly do something which solves a problem or helps you to achieve something I cannot pull a rabbit out of a hat every time I go into the boxing ring. All I can do is do my best. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull rank to make unfair use of your power or position to make people do what you want The Federal Government threatened to pull rank and override the states with its own legislation. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull the rug from under someone's feet to suddenly stop helping and supporting someone Every time we have been close to saving the shipyard, the Government has pulled the rug from under our feet. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull your socks up [British] to try hard to improve your behaviour or work Listen, it's about time you pulled your socks up and worked a bit harder because you're falling behind in your school work. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull out all the stops to do everything you possibly can to make something happen in the way that you want it to The government has pulled out all the stops to try and ensure an election victory. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull strings to get something you want, not by your own merit but by using your friendships with powerful and influential people. This expression is usually used in a disapproving way. Many of Anna's colleagues felt that she was pulling strings to advance her career. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull the strings to control everything that another person or an organization does Having engineered many of these political changes and pulled the strings from behind the stage, he now feels it's his due, as it were, to become national leader. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull your weight to work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity Your performance will be judged by the performance of your team, and you cannot afford to carry members who are not pulling their weight. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers pull the wool over someone's eyes to try to deceive someone in order to get an advantage over them `I just told them I was ten years younger than I really was,' says Liliana, speaking yesterday about how she pulled the wool over the medical profession's eyes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: downward pull The internet exerted a downward pull on prices. The Times Literary Supplement But the notes could not alone outweigh the downward pull of the maths. Times, Sunday Times The falling dollar has stimulated exports sufficiently to offset some of the downward pull of the housing market. Times, Sunday Times The pilot could rock the craft about this point to try to break the downward pull of the water on the surface of the hull. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A downward pull on the main lift cord raises the slats by the cords pulling up the rail below the slats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pull the rope tight, it struggles, and you fail. Times, Sunday Times Ringers must be younger than 19 but strong enough to pull a rope, usually about 12 years old. Times, Sunday Times And you over there, pull that rope, tote that bale. Times, Sunday Times Remove the fastener from each side, being careful not to drop the window, and then pull the rope away. Globe and Mail Jake went first and thought it would be faster if he tried to pull the rope from the last hole. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hem all round the cut edges with small stitches, being very careful not to pull the thread too tightly. Times, Sunday Times Don't pull the thread tight. Times, Sunday Times It's like pulling a thread of bulls*** out of your head and then you write a lot of rubbish and then clarity ascends. The Sun Start pulling the thread and it's neverending. Times, Sunday Times It was basically pulling a thread and keep tucking at it and a veil masking the reality began to unravel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was also filmed pulling a trailer across a field while running a licence plate trading business. The Sun This involved running a marathon almost every day for 15 months while pulling a trailer weighing 100 kilograms. Times, Sunday Times A four-wheel-drive vehicle follows behind pulling a trailer loaded with tables and chairs. Times, Sunday Times The gear ratios are also lower so it feels more torquey pulling a trailer. The Sun Besides pulling their trailers, the railcars could also be seen hauling 4-wheel vans. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They would like him to pull the trigger on a rights issue sooner rather than later. Times, Sunday Times When you first pull the trigger, the water comes out with such ferocity that it can damage the surface. Times, Sunday Times He couldn't pull the trigger on any club, and announced he was withdrawing. Times, Sunday Times Mind focused, body primed and ready to pull the trigger. The Sun Just look at the picture above and ask yourself — could you pull the trigger? Times, Sunday Times She helped pull his wagon with her car, while he walked alongside. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The road was very steep and with the coach loaded with prisoners, the horses were not strong enough to pull the wagon up, especially since it had been raining heavily. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The six horses pulling that wagon took fright, veered off the road and down they went into the mud. The Sun At first static engines pulled the wagons, but were replaced by moving engines locomotives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The horses pulled the wagon apart and one of the wheels ended up being buried. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Choose a roll of galvanised wire of a thickness you can pull tight - it can be quite a tough job. Times, Sunday Times Tuck the remaining hair through the middle, pull tight and secure with kirby grips. The Sun Do the same on the opposite side, then pull tight. The Sun Secure your hair with a snag-free band and pull tight. The Sun Repeat on the other side and then pull tight. The Sun Push loose ends through the middle of the bun and pull tightly to secure them, then fix the bun in place with bobby pins. The Sun Use 1-2 straps (2 are better) and pull tightly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But they also augment their burrows with a hatch that can be pulled tightly shut (hence the name). Smithsonian Mag Even so, with her hair pulled tightly back from her face, she has striking, almost regal features. Times, Sunday Times While a beanie hat pulled tightly over his face failed to conceal his identity, it did manage to impede his progress into a waiting car. The Sun Although the mood was one of mutual respect, few could resist the pull of history. Times, Sunday Times Resist the pull of the horizon and shorten your focus. Times, Sunday Times She performed many other feats, such as bending steel bars and resisting the pull of four horses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In passion, you may aim for pure logic but your heart has a strong pull that can change everything. The Sun It always exerts a strong pull on me. Times, Sunday Times The collective cause was no longer exerting such a strong pull. Times, Sunday Times And he told fans he decided to post on the site because he felt a 'strong pull' to hear from his audience. The Sun Those balloons had such a strong pull with my small weight on it. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 拉 Japanese: 引く |
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