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单词 haul
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
haul /hɔl/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to pull hard or draw with force;
    drag;
    tug: [+ object]They hauled the boat onto the beach.[no object]The rescue workers hauled on the ropes.
  2. to cart or transport;
    carry:[+ object]to haul freight.
  3. to arrest or bring before a judge or other authority:[+ object]The police hauled the pickpocket into court.
  4. haul off, [no obj]
    • to withdraw;
      leave:They hauled off in a hurry.
    • to draw back the arm in order to strike:hauled off and punched his tormenter.

n. [countable]
  1. an act or instance of hauling:gave a haul on the fishing line.
  2. the load hauled at one time:a haul of logs.
  3. the distance or route over which anything is hauled:[usually singular]It was quite a haul home from Florida to California.
  4. something taken or acquired:The thieves made off with a haul of close to two million in jewels and cash.
Idioms
  1. Idioms long (or short ) haul, a relatively great (or small) period of time:Over the long haul your investment will grow in value.

haul•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
haul  (hôl),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to pull or draw with force;
    move by drawing;
    drag:They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
  2. to cart or transport;
    carry:He hauled freight.
  3. to cause to descend;
    lower (often fol. by down):to haul down the flag.
  4. to arrest or bring before a magistrate or other authority (often fol. by before, in, to, into, etc.):He was hauled before the judge.

v.i. 
  1. to pull or tug.
  2. to go or come to a place, esp. with effort:After roistering about the streets, they finally hauled into the tavern.
  3. Transport, Businessto do carting or transport, or move freight commercially.
  4. [Naut.]
    • Naval Termsto sail, as in a particular direction.
    • Nauticalto draw or pull a vessel up on land, as for repairs or storage.
    • Naval Terms(of the wind) to shift to a direction closer to the heading of a vessel (opposed to veer).
    • Naval Terms(of the wind) to change direction, shift, or veer (often fol. by round or to).
  5. haul around, [Naut.]
    • Naval Termsto brace (certain yards of a sailing vessel).
    • Naval Terms(of the wind) to change in a clockwise direction.
  6. Idioms, Slang Terms haul or shag ass, Slang (vulgar). to get a move on;
    hurry.
  7. Nautical, Naval Terms haul in with, to approach.
  8. haul off:
    • Nauticalto change a ship's course so as to get farther off from an object.
    • to withdraw;
      leave.
    • [Informal.]to draw back the arm in order to strike;
      prepare to deal a blow:He hauled off and struck the insolent lieutenant a blow to the chin.
  9. haul up:
    • to bring before a superior for judgment or reprimand;
      call to account.
    • to come to a halt;
      stop.
    • Nauticalto change the course of (a sailing vessel) so as to sail closer to the wind.
    • Naval Terms[Naut.](of a sailing vessel) to come closer to the wind.
    • Naval Terms[Naut.](of a vessel) to come to a halt.

n. 
  1. an act or instance of hauling;
    a strong pull or tug.
  2. something that is hauled.
  3. the load hauled at one time;
    quantity carried or transported.
  4. the distance or route over which anything is hauled.
  5. Sport[Fishing.]
    • the quantity of fish taken at one draft of the net.
    • the draft of a fishing net.
    • the place where a seine is hauled.
  6. the act of taking or acquiring something.
  7. something that is taken or acquired:The thieves' haul included several valuable paintings.
  8. Idioms long haul:
    • a relatively great period of time:In the long haul, he'll regret having been a school dropout.
    • a relatively great distance:It's a long haul from Maine to Texas.
    • , Nautical, Naval Terms[Naut.]the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively long period of time, as for winter storage or longer.
  9. Idioms short haul:
    • a relatively small period of time:For the short haul, he'll be able to get by on what he earns.
    • a relatively little distance:The axle wouldn't break for just a short haul.
    • , Naval Terms, Nautical[Naut.]the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively short period, as for repairs or painting.
  • earlier hall, variant of hale2 1550–60
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See draw. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
haul /hɔːl/ vb
  1. to drag or draw (something) with effort
  2. (transitive) to transport, as in a lorry
  3. to alter the course of (a vessel), esp so as to sail closer to the wind
  4. (intransitive) (of the wind) to blow from a direction nearer the bow
n
  1. the act of dragging with effort
  2. (esp of fish) the amount caught at a single time
  3. something that is hauled
  4. the goods obtained from a robbery
  5. a distance of hauling
  6. the amount of a contraband seizure: arms haul, drugs haul
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; see hale²
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
coal /koʊl/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Mining, Mineralogy a mineral substance made of carbon, used as a fuel:[uncountable]Coal is formed from dead vegetative matter.
  2. a piece of glowing or burned wood or other combustible substance:[countable]a few coals still burning in the fireplace.
  3. [uncountable] charcoal.
Idioms
  1. Idioms rake or haul over the coals, [rake/haul + object + over the + ~-s] to scold or reprimand severely:raked him over the coals for falling asleep on guard duty.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
coal  (kōl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mining, Mineralogya black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Cf. anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
  2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other combustible substance.
  3. charcoal (def. 1).
  4. Idioms heap coals of fire on someone's head, to repay evil with good in order to make one's enemy repent.
  5. Idioms rake, haul, drag, call, or take over the coals, to reprimand;
    scold:They were raked over the coals for turning out slipshod work.

v.t. 
  1. to burn to coal or charcoal.
  2. to provide with coal.

v.i. 
  1. to take in coal for fuel.
  • bef. 900; Middle English cole, Old English col; cognate with Dutch kool, German Kohle, Old Norse kol
coalless, adj. 

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