| 释义 |
haul /höl/ transitive verb- To drag
- To pull with violence or effort
- To transport by road
intransitive verb- To tug, to try to draw something
- To alter a ship's course
- (of a ship) to change direction
noun- An act of pulling, or of pulling in
- The contents of a hauled-in net or nets
- A take, gain, loot (from a robbery)
- A hauled load
- Distance (to be) covered in hauling or travelling
ORIGIN: A variant of hale2 haulˈage noun - The act of hauling
- The business of transporting goods, esp by heavy road transport
- Charge for hauling
haulˈer noun haulier /hölˈyər/ noun - A man who conveys coal from the workings to the foot of the shaft
- A person or firm employed in transporting goods, esp by road
haul over the coals see under coal haul round or off To turn a ship's course away from an object haul up - To come or bring to rest after hauling
- To call to account
long haul see under long1 |