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pull (obj) MOVE TOWARDS YOUpJlvto move (something) towards yourself, sometimes with great physical effort拖，拉，拽Could you help me move this bookcase over there? You pull and I'll push. [I]你能帮我把书橱移到那里去吗?你拖我推。He pulled the chair away from the desk. [T]他把椅子从课桌旁拉开。He pulled the heavy box across the floor to the door. [T]他把沉重的箱子拖过地板直到门口。He pulled the door open. [T + obj + adj]他把门拉开。The car was pulling a caravan. [T]小汽车拖着一辆篷车。When you fire a gun, you should pull the trigger gently. [T]开枪时，你应当轻扣扳机。The sun was so strong we had to pull down the blinds. [M]阳光很强烈，我们得拉下百叶窗。She pulled out the drawer. [M]她拉开抽屉。If you pull at something you pull it briefly and often repeatedly.轻拉The child pulled at his sleeve to catch his attention. [T]那个孩子轻拉他的衣袖以引起他的注意。He pulled at his ear as he spoke. [T]他说话时轻轻拉着耳朵。If you pull something out of the bag/hat, you do something unexpected which improves a bad situation.神奇地度过难关The football club, almost bankrupt just a short while ago, has pulled ￡1 million out of the hat by selling a star player.那个足球俱乐部不久前几乎要破产了，可他们卖了一个球星，神奇地得到了1, 000, 000 英镑。If you pull the carpet/rug from under someone, you stop them doing what they were planning to do.阻止别人的计划We've managed to pull the rug out from under our competitors with this new product.我们以这个新产品成功地阻止了竞争者的计划。He really pulled the carpet from under her feet when he secretly applied for and was given the promotion that she had wanted.他偷偷申请并得到了她想要的提升真是坏了她的好事。If you pull a face, you make an unusual expression with your face.改变脸上表情You must have pulled a very frightening face if you made him cry.你一定是做了个可怕的鬼脸才让他哭的。She's always laughing and joking and pulling funny faces.她总是哈哈大笑，开玩笑，做有趣的鬼脸。"This tastes disgusting, " said Tom, pulling a face at his cup of coffee.“这东西尝上去让人反胃，”汤姆说着，对他的那杯咖啡做了个鬼脸。He pulled a long (= disappointed) face when I said he couldn't borrow my car.我告诉他不能借我的车，他顿时拉长了脸。(infml) If someone pulls your leg, they deceive you in a way that is intended to be humorous.逗，捉弄，诓骗Stop pulling my leg -- you haven't been having lunch with the President!别骗我了----你没和总统共进午餐。(infml humorous) Pull the other one or Pull the other leg (it's got bells on) is a way of saying that you do not believe what someone is telling you and that they should stop trying to deceive you.别逗了"I'll be a millionaire by the time I'm thirty." "Oh, pull the other one!"“我30岁会成为百万富翁。”“哦，别逗了!”If you pull the plug, you cause something to stop, often by making public something which was being kept secret.釜底抽薪，揭露别人They are willing to continue production long after other companies would have pulled the plug.要是别的公司早就会停工了，可他们还是继续生产。The newspaper pulled the plug on a fraud that duped people into spending nearly 80 to collect 15.那家报纸揭露了一起诈骗案，诓骗人们化大约80英镑只收回15 英镑。People who do not pull their punches speak in an open and honest way without trying to be kind or gentle.直截了当Her image is that of an investigative reporter who doesn't pull her punches.她是个专写调查报道的记者，说话从不拐弯抹角。He is a barrister who never pulls any punches and is well-known for the fierceness of his cross-examinations.他是个说话从不拐弯抹角的高级律师，以他紧追不舍的盘问而出名。To pull rank is to use the advantage that is yours because you have a higher rank.仗势欺人He pulled rank on me and insisted that he should get the free tickets that were given to the office.他对我仗势欺人，坚持要得到送给办公室的那些免费票。(infml) If you pull your socks up, you return to your usual level of effort after making less effort for a while.加紧努力Your work hasn't been up to your usual standard recently and you're going to have to pull your socks up.最近你的工作没达到你通常的标准，你要加紧努力。When you pull out all the stops, you make a lot of effort to do something well.全力以赴They pulled out all the stops for their daughter's wedding.他们全力以赴准备他们女儿的婚礼。To pull strings is to use people that you know to help you to do something that you could not do without their special help.通过私人关系，走后门I couldn't get a ticket, but my uncle works there, so he pulled a few strings and got one for me.我买不到票，可是我的叔叔在那里工作，所以他帮我开后门弄到一张。Someone who is pulling the strings is in control of something, often secretly.在幕后操纵I want to know who's pulling the strings around here.我想知道谁在这儿幕后操纵。If a group of people pull together, they help each other to achieve a particular result.齐心协力There isn't much time to get the display ready, but if we all pull together we should finish it by the end of this week.没有多少时间准备展览了，可如果我们齐心协力，应当能在周末结束。If someone tells you to pull yourself together, they want you to behave in a less emotional way and take control of what you are doing.振作起来Just pull yourself together. There's no point crying about it.振作起来，哭是没用的。Someone who does not pull their weight does not do the fair share of work that other people think they should do.偷懒The others complained because Sarah wasn't pulling her weight.因为萨拉偷懒，所以其他人抱怨。If you want to move in with us, you'll have to pull your weight and do your share of the cooking and cleaning.要是你想搬进来和我们一起住，你不能偷懒，得做你那份家务，烧饭和打扫卫生。To pull the wool over someone's eyes is to persuade them to believe something which is not true in order to hide the truth from them.欺骗She pulled the wool over his eyes, making him think she was a faithful wife when in fact she was having a passionate love affair.她欺骗他，使得他以为她是个忠实的妻子，事实上她正在经历一场狂热的婚外恋爱。A pull-out table/bed/unit is one that can be pulled into position when you want to use it and folded away when you do not.折叠桌/床/用具Pull-tab is Am for ring-pull. [RING ]
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