| 单词 | haul |
| 释义 | haul (once / 303 pages) vn To haul is to move or take something, usually big and heavy, and put it somewhere else. If you've ever moved to a new house, then you know that having to haul all your stuff there can really take the joy out of moving into a new place. You'll want to reserve haul for situations in which carrying something takes a lot of effort and ain't a lot of fun. You don't haul a sack of feathers, for example. You haul a bag of boulders, or a box of books. Haul is usually a verb, but you can also use it as a noun, when you're talking about lot of something that you caught or won. We went digging for clams—look at our haul! After winning at blackjack, take your haul and hit the road. Don't risk losing it all on roulette. WORD FAMILYhaul: haulage, hauled, hauler, hauling, hauls+/hauler: haulers/hauling: haulings USAGE EXAMPLESBut the GOP’s top promise — to end Obamacare — remains a tough haul. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) But he says too often people who discover old grenades or a mortar shell will haul it to the police station. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) He also reprimanded the American ambassador and hauled 10 other countries into the foreign ministry to express Israel’s displeasure. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) 1v draw slowly or heavily haul stones haul nets Syn|Hypo|Hyper cart, drag, hale bouse, bowse haul with a tackle draw, force, pull cause to move by pulling 2v transport in a vehicle haul stones from the quarry in a truck haul vegetables to the market Hypo|Hyper piggyback haul by railroad car piggybackhaul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars carry, transport move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body 3n the act of drawing or hauling something the haul up the hill went very slowly Syn|Hypo|Hyper draw, haulage tow, towage the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope pull, pulling the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you 4n the quantity that was caught Syn|Hyper catch indefinite quantity an estimated quantity |
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