| 单词 | pull |
| 释义 | pull —pull /pʊl/ noun (ATTRACTION) F0 [C] something that attracts people: » "How can we persuade people to come to the meeting?" "A glass of wine is quite a good pull."Thesaurus+: ↑Attracting and tempting , ↑Attractive , ↑Sexual attractionF0 [U] the physical or emotional power to attract something: » The greater the mass of an object, the greater its gravitational pull.» The movie's all-star cast should give it a lot of pull.Thesaurus+: ↑Attracting and tempting , ↑Attractive , ↑Sexual attractionnoun (MOVEMENT TOWARDS YOU) F0 [C usually singular] the act of pulling something towards yourself: » Give the rope a hard pull.Thesaurus+: ↑PullingF0 [C] something that you pull to make something work or to open something: » a curtain pull» a drawer pullThesaurus+: ↑Pullingnoun [U] (INFLUENCE) ► F0 influence: » He's still got quite a bit of pull in the club - he could probably get you elected.Thesaurus+: ↑Power to controlverb (ATTRACT) ↑Verb Endings for pull F0 [T] to attract a person or people: » The show has certainly pulled (in) the crowds.Thesaurus+: ↑Attracting and tempting , ↑Attractive , ↑Sexual attractionF0 [I or T] UK INFORMAL to succeed in starting a sexual relationship with someone: » He certainly knows how to pull women.» Did Tracy pull at the nightclub last night?Thesaurus+: ↑Sexual attraction , ↑Attractiveverb (MOVE) ↑Verb Endings for pull B2 [I +adv/prep] to move in the stated direction: » During the last lap of the race one of the runners began to pull ahead.» We waved as the train pulled out of the station.» Our armies are pulling back on all fronts.Thesaurus+: ↑General words for movementpull yourself along, up, etc.B2 [T] to take hold of something and use effort to move your body forwards or up: » She pulled herself up the stairs, holding onto the rail.» He put his hands on the side of the pool and pulled himself out of the water.• • • Extra Examples:» The guard waved his flag and the train pulled away from the station.» The car pulled in at the roadside.» He shook his fist at the driver who pulled out in front of him.» When he reached out my automatic response was to pull away.» The leader is pulling well ahead of the other runners now.verb (REMOVE) ↑Verb Endings for pull B1 [T] to take something out of or away from a place, especially using physical effort: » He pulled off his sweater.» The dentist pulled both teeth out.» I spent the morning pulling up the weeds in the flowerbeds.Thesaurus+: ↑PullingF0 [T] to remove or stop something that was going to be published or broadcast, especially because it is found to be offensive or not accurate: » When officials realized the cultural gaffe, the company pulled the ad and apologized.• • • Extra Examples:» I managed to pull the splinter out with a pair of tweezers.» She used a pair of pliers to pull out the nails.» I pulled up all my old raspberry canes.» We used ropes and crampons to pull ourselves up the mountain.» I quickly pulled off my clothes.verb [I or T] (MOVE TOWARDS YOU) ↑Verb Endings for pull ► A2 to move something towards yourself, sometimes with great physical effort: » Could you help me move this bookcase over there? You pull and I'll push.» He pulled the chair away from the desk.» He pulled the heavy box across the floor to the door.» [+ obj + adj ] He pulled the door open.» The car was pulling a caravan.» The sun was so strong we had to pull down the blinds.» She pulled out the drawer.Thesaurus+: ↑Pulling• • • Extra Examples:» Lie on your back, clasp your knees and pull them down towards your chest.» He pulled the knob and it just came off (in his hand).» We watched in horror as they pulled the bodies from the wreckage.» She dipped her oars into the water and pulled.» When you pull the strings, the puppet's arms and legs move.verb [T] (INJURE) ↑Verb Endings for pull ► C2 to injure a muscle by stretching it too much: » I pulled a muscle in my back lifting some drawers.» He pulled a hamstring.Thesaurus+: ↑Injuring and injuriesverb [T] SLANG (DISHONEST) ↑Verb Endings for pull ► F0 to perform a dishonest action: » The gang that pulled the bank robbery were all arrested.» No one's gonna pull that kind of trick on me!Thesaurus+: ↑Cheating and tricking , ↑Plotting and trappingverb [T] SPECIALIZED (INTERNET) ↑Verb Endings for pull ► F0 to get information from the internet, after asking or searching for it: » Companies should encourage customers to pull information from their website, thus putting the customer in control.→ COMPARE PUSH(Cf. ↑push) verb (INTERNET) |
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