| 单词 | to pull back |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pull back to pull back 1. transitive. To hold back; to hinder, keep from advancing or making progress. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > hinder or delay bestayc1330 tarry1340 delaya1393 to put aback1450 to pull backa1470 retard1490 tarde1524 retary1526 to throw back1562 forslow1570 backward1594 detain1600 to set back1600 slug1605 retardate1613 tardya1616 taigle?1635 backen1649 remore1652 remorate1657 to cast back1671 to hold up1887 to knock back1945 a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 293 This yonge muche man pullyd hym abak and easyly streyghte upryght. 1559 Bp. Scot in J. Strype Ann. Reformation (1709) I. App. vii. 12 Ther be two thinges that do..as it were, pull me backe from speaking. a1622 N. Byfield Comm. 2nd Chapter of 1st Epist. St. Peter (1623) ii. 487 In the diuell: it is his policy, heere by..to pull back certaine men which were going towards the Kingdome of God. 1627 J. Rogers Doctr. Faith 146 Me thinkes I would sometimes beginne to beleeve, and be of good hope, but then my unworthinesse puls mee backe. 1701 G. Stanhope tr. St. Augustine Pious Breathings 6 The wickedness of my own heart dismays and pulls me back. c1806 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) II. 1203 I am a Bird who has struggled himself off a Bird-lime twig, & then finds a string round his leg pulling him back. 1872 N. Hawthorne in Atlantic Monthly Mar. 263/2 These doubts..were tormenting poor Septimius, and pulling him back from the path in which he was capable of doing so much good. 1908 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 16 Oct. If he were not pulled back by his wife he would be a millionaire. 1977 Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois) 29 Dec. i. 17/1 It was my time to run... The first 75 yards seemed an eternity, with the weight belt pulling me back. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > perform arithmetic or algebraic operations [verb (transitive)] > subtract to do awayOE drawc1392 to take out of ——a1398 to take offa1400 withdrawc1400 subtray?c1425 ydraw?c1425 surtretec1440 to take away?1537 rebate1543 subtract1543 subduct?1556 substra?1558 pull?a1560 subduce?a1560 substract1559 to pull back?1574 difference1658 take1798 minus1963 ?1574 W. Bourne Regiment for Sea xix. sig. Niij You must pull backe so much from the point that the shippe hath sayled by, as the heigth of the pole doth shew vnto you. ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > chronology > arrange chronologically [verb (transitive)] > assign to a certain date > to a wrong, later, or earlier date misdate1577 antedate1609 to pull back1610 redate1611 transtime1647 reduce1714 anachronize1831 predate1854 down-date1949 1610 A. Willet Hexapla in Danielem 298 Then must the beginning of Cyrus raigne be pulled back an 11. yeares. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > remove or take away ateec885 withbreidec890 animOE overbearOE to do awayOE flitc1175 reavec1175 takec1175 to have away?a1300 to draw awayc1300 weve13.. to wend awaya1325 withdrawa1325 remuec1325 to carry away1363 to take away1372 waive1377 to long awaya1382 oftakec1390 to draw offa1398 to do froa1400 forflitc1420 amove?a1425 to carry out?a1425 surtrayc1440 surtretec1440 twistc1440 abstract1449 ostea1450 remove1459 ablatea1475 araisea1475 redd1479 dismove1480 diminish?1504 convey1530 alienate1534 retire1536 dimove1540 reversec1540 subtractc1540 submove1542 sublate1548 pare1549 to pull in1549 exempt1553 to shift off1567 retract?1570 renversec1586 aufer1587 to lay offa1593 rear1596 retrench1596 unhearse1596 exemea1600 remote1600 to set off1600 subduct1614 rob1627 extraneize1653 to bring off1656 to pull back1656 draft1742 extract1804 reef1901 1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 217 The cause must be pulled back by opening the Liver Vein. 5. transitive. Military. To withdraw (troops, etc.). Also intransitive: to withdraw, retreat. ΚΠ 1917 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 6 Dec. 1/1 The Germans began a turning movement, but the British were able to pull back most of their troops and guns. 1918 Warren (Pa.) Evening Mirror 8 Apr. 8/2 The British infantry..was compelled to pull back because of the overwhelming weight of the numbers opposed to them. 1953 L. Morton Fall Philippines iv. xvi. 285 The withdrawal continued during the night, the covering troops pulling back under cover of darkness to join their comrades. 1975 Economist (Nexis) 8 July 59 They want Frolinat to pull its forces back to where they were in March. 2004 U.S. News & World Rep. 26 Apr. 28/2 Drawing fire from other Taliban fighters, the rest of the unit pulled back, awaiting reinforcements. 6. intransitive. Film and Photography. To shift (esp. rapidly) from a close shot of a subject to a more distant, wide-angle shot. ΚΠ 1932 D. Daves Divorce in Family ii. 2 Camera pulls back to MCS as Mrs. Shumaker enters to them—Terry speaks—he is about to cry. 1984 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 914 Whether you zoom in for close-ups or pull back for wide-angle shots, your zoom lens catches it all effortlessly. 2000 Guardian (Nexis) 4 Jan. 34 The final shot, pulling back from the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to reveal the Millennium Dome squatting on the horizon, was a coup de theatre. 7. Originally and chiefly Sport. a. transitive. To improve or recover one's position by (a specified margin); to reduce the lead of an opponent or opposing team by (a score, a game, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > play team ball games [verb (transitive)] > restore level terms by goal to pull back1938 1938 Times 27 June 4/6 The 15th was halved, but Cotton pulled one back with a great 3 at the 16th. 1969 Winnipeg Free Press 11 Aug. 24/3 Watson, Weston's player-coach, pulled back a goal 11 minutes from the end. 1978 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 13 July 18/5 The 6-4 Bean..faded coming home, dropping shots at the 11th and 12th holes, before pulling one back with a birdie four. 1993 Canoeist Dec. 61/2 The two Police crews had been pushing each other so hard that in the space of 2¼ hours and 15 miles they had pulled back 24 minutes on the leaders. 2000 Hindu (Nexis) 17 Mar. Having pulled back a match after two defeats the South Africans are primed to level scores on Friday. b. intransitive. To recover from a disadvantageous or losing position; to make up ground. Cf. sense 25e. ΚΠ 1951 Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune 27 Feb. 8/1 Pulling back from an 11 point halftime deficit, Sparky Stalcup's Missouri squad put the hex on Iowa State's Cyclones and snatched the game from the fire. 1971 Times 11 Dec. 17/5 Tredgett pulled back to level the scores but Talbot grimly summoned all his experience to win the game. 1991 Mind 100 p. ii. Cambridge have steadily pulled back..from being distinctly more expensive to rival or even beat their competitors in price per page. 2006 Express & Echo (Exeter) (Nexis) 1 Feb. 51 We were behind at one point but pulled back to take the lead and went into the last end 19-17 ahead. 8. intransitive. Stock Market. Of a stock, commodity, or market: to dip (temporarily) in value. Cf. pullback n. 2e. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > deal in stocks and shares [verb (intransitive)] > state of market or prices > fall or rise (of prices) to look downwards1796 to look downward1801 to look down1808 rally1826 sag1870 give way1883 slump1888 firm1896 move1904 spurt1931 perform1933 dip1956 to pull back1966 to go in the tank1974 1966 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 22 Dec. 3/4 The advance gathered strength despite the tendency of the market to pull back on Thursdays. 1977 Times 16 July 20/5 The industrial average rose about 2½ points in early trading but had pulled back to a small loss in mid-session. 2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 19 Jan. 91 Market bulls were swept aside yesterday, resulting in shares pulling back from their lip-smacking records. < as lemmas |
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