| 单词 | tug |
| 释义 | tugWord family nountuggertuggingtugboattug-of-waradverbtugginglyverbtug tug1 /tʌɡ/ ●●○ verb (tugged, tugging) 1 PULL[intransitiveI, transitiveT] to pull with one or more short, quick pulls 〔迅速地〕拉，拖，拽 The woman gently tugged his arm. 那女人轻轻拽了拽他的胳膊。 tug at/on something ► see thesaurus at pull Joe was tugging at her sleeve. 乔在拽她的袖子。 2 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] British EnglishBrE to pull a piece of clothing quickly onto your body 〔迅速地〕穿衣服 tug something on Alice was tugging on a sweater. 艾丽斯正在穿毛衣。 3. tug at somebody’s heart/heartstrings written to make someone feel sympathy for someone or something 触动某人的心/心弦 Examples from the Corpus tug at somebody’s heart/heartstrings• The sight of the puppies in the cages tugged at the women's hearts.• Charity had felt something tug at her heart the moment she had first seen this cove. Examples from the Corpus tug• But he had worked one hand loose and he made a leap as Jack tugged.• You have to tug a little to break the seal, and then the door opens.• Then, just when it seemed to have settled, it made a sharp sideways movement, tugging against the halter.• She tugged at her skirt and adjusted her waistband.• "Come on, " Alice said, tugging at his hand.• We tugged at the door but it still wouldn't open.• The little girl was tugging her mother's sleeve, trying to get her attention.• As if reading his mind Maggie tugged him across in front of her so that he could comfort his wife.• She tugged it off the body.• As they tugged it straight the wind bellied it out, taut as a sail.• Marine biologists used to study life in the ocean deeps by tugging nets behind boats and examining what they dragged up. Water tug2 noun [countableC] 1. (also tug boat)TTW a small strong boat used for pulling or guiding ships into a port, up a river etc 拖船 2 [usually singular]PULL a sudden strong pull 猛拉，拖，拽 She removed the bandage with a sharp tug. 她猛地一拉，扯下绷带。 3 [usually singular] a strong and sudden feeling 一阵强烈的感情 tug of Kate felt a tug of jealousy. 凯特感到一阵妒忌。 Examples from the Corpus tug• I felt a tug when the skids hit treetops.• Tony gave Simon's T-shirt a tug, and they both left the room.• A tug at his trouser leg awakened him from his reverie.• A tug hooting from the river.• At Blisworth on the Grand Union Canal tugs were used from 1870 to 1936.• If you were in the crowd, you couldn't fail to feel an emotional tug.• I seized the door handle and gave it a good tug.• The ropes still held, but one good tug would part them like silk.• The crew abandoned the tug, forcing the Coast Guard to send a swimmer out in high seas to rescue them.• After so much delay, it never took more than one or two tugs. |
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