| 单词 | yank |
| 释义 | yank (once / 4083 pages) v To yank is to pull or move suddenly and sharply. You might reach for a pan on the stove and then yank your hand away when you realize the handle is hot. Your little sister might yank at your arm to get your attention, while a bully might yank your hair just to be mean. In both cases, they're tugging abruptly, and you can call the pull itself a yank. Don't confuse this noun with the yank that serves as a slightly offensive nickname for Americans, or even more specifically, for New Englanders. Dutch settlers in then New Amsterdam first used this word to insult English colonists in Connecticut. WORD FAMILYyank: yanked, yanker, yanking, yanks+/yanker: yankers USAGE EXAMPLESUnpersuaded by the prospect of sunshine after two days of rain, Baffert yanked Arrogate, thus shrinking an already puny field to a wagering-unfriendly four. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) Once inside, they broke computers, yanked interactive whiteboards off the walls, toppled over furniture and discharged fire extinguishers in more than 20 classrooms. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) From that point on the “babies yanked from the incubator” story was emblematic of the viciousness of Saddam’s troops. Salon(Dec 27, 2016) v pull, or move with a sudden movement Syn|Hyper jerk draw, force, pull cause to move by pulling Yank (once / 7301 pages) n WORD FAMILY Yank: Yanks USAGE EXAMPLESYank yourself out of the spiral with this three-week plan to being your own best friend. Time(Nov 29, 2016) The first effort was a raging success: The Yanks came little more than one noncall by the referee from beating Germany and reaching the semifinals. New York Times(Nov 22, 2016) The all-time greatest, most British Briton ever, played by a Yank! The Guardian(Nov 02, 2016) 1n an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) Syn|Hypo|Hyper Northerner, Yankee Federal, Federal soldier, Union soldier a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War American a native or inhabitant of the United States 2n an American (especially to non-Americans) Syn|Hyper Yankee, Yankee-Doodle American a native or inhabitant of the United States |
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