| 单词 | pull up short |
| 释义 | pull up short (once / 37052 pages) v WORD FAMILY pull up short: pulled up short, pulls up short USAGE EXAMPLES“We had a lot of success, we won 25 games, but we pulled up short,” Miller said. Washington Times(Oct 26, 2016) I pulled up short when I heard that. Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) The short ones, resembling the dots, are created when the wind, blowing randomly, briefly pulls up short and stops. Time(Jul 12, 2016) v stop abruptly The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast Hyper halt, stop come to a halt, stop moving |
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