英语词汇“haul”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to pull with effort; to drag

to pull or drag (something) with an effort

to transport (goods) in a vehicle, esp a lorry

informal (+ up) to bring (somebody) before an authority for judgment

He was hauled up before the magistrate for a traffic offence

verb intrans

to pull or drag

They hauled on the rope

said of the wind: to shift

The wind had hauled round to a point more to the northward — Poe

to steer a ship in a certain direction

We hauled out into the stream — R H Dana

haul somebody over the coals

to give somebody them a severe reprimand

[Middle English halen to pull, from Old French haler, of Germanic origin]

the act or process of hauling

an amount gathered or acquired, esp illegally; booty or spoils

The burglars had abandoned their haul of jewellery and antiques and fled

a seizure by the authorities of illicit goods

a drugs haul

an arms haul

the fish taken in a single draught of a net

transport by hauling or the load transported

the distance or route to be travelled, or over which a load is to be transported

a long haul