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| 1 | I/T to move something or someone towards you using your hands （用手）拉，牵，扯 |
| pull sth away from/out of/into etc sth Help me pull the sofa away from the wall. 帮我把沙发拉离墙边。 |
| I climbed into bed and pulled the duvet over my head. 我爬进被窝，拉了羽绒被把头蒙起来。 |
| +at/on The little girl pulled gently at my sleeve. 小女孩轻轻拽了拽我的袖子。 |
| pull sth open/shut Jane pulled the door open. 简把门拉开了。 |
| pull sth tight Don’ t pull the string too tight. 不要把带子拉得太紧。 |
| | 1a | T to remove something or someone from inside or under something by moving them towards you 拉移；拖走 | | pull sb out of sth A lifeguard had to pull her out of the water. 救生员不得不把她从水里拉上来。 | | pull sth from sth He pulled a suitcase from beneath the bed. 他从床底下拉出一个衣箱。 | |
| | 1b | T to move something along behind you 拖，拉（后面的东西） | | Two horses were pulling the plough. 两匹马在拉犁。 | |
| | 1c | T to move a handle that controls a machine so that the machine works 拉（机器制动杆）；拨；扣动 | | You pull hard on this lever to start the motor. 用力拉这根杆来启动引擎。 | | She raised the gun and pulled the trigger. 她举起枪，扣动了扳机。 | |
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| 2 | T to use force to remove something that is fixed into or onto something else （用力）拔，扯开（固定的东西） |
| I’ m going to the dentist to get a tooth pulled. 我要去牙医那里拔颗牙。 |
| +up She was pulling up the weeds. 她在拔杂草。 |
| +off Wash the mushrooms and pull off the stalks. 把蘑菇洗洗，把茎拔掉。 |
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| 3 | T pull sth up/out/back etc to move your body or part of your body using effort or force （用力）拔，拉，拖（身体部位） |
| She nearly lost a shoe pulling her foot out of the hole. 她把脚从洞中拔出来的时候差点掉了一只鞋。 |
| Head aching, he slowly pulled himself to his feet. 尽管他的头很痛，他还是慢慢地拖着身子站了起来。 |
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| 4 | T to injure a muscle by stretching it too much （身体）拉伤 |
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| 5 | T to take a gun or knife out of a pocket and be ready to use it （从口袋中）掏出，拔出（枪或刀） |
| pull sth on sb His attacker suddenly pulled a knife on him. 攻击他的人突然拔出一把刀来对着他。 |
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| 6 | T to open or close something that covers a window 拉开，拉上（窗户上的覆盖物） |
| Alice pulled the curtains shut. 艾丽斯拉上了窗帘。 |
| The shopkeeper pulled down the blinds. 店主把百叶窗拉下。 |
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| 7 | I/T if something pulls a person or organization in a particular direction , it makes them want to do something by strongly attracting or influencing them 吸引；强烈影响 |
| Her heart pulled one way, her head another. 她的情感与理智相互冲突。 |
| Factions in the party are pulling in different directions. 党内的各个派别都互相勾心斗角，你争我夺。 |
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| 8 | pull T if a performer or a performance pulls an audience , a large number of people come to watch them 吸引，招徕（观众） |
| | 8a | T if a politician pulls votes, a lot of people vote for them 博得（支持）；赢得（选票） | |
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| 9 | T +on/at to suck smoke from a cigarette , pipe etc into your mouth or lungs 抽，吸（香烟、烟斗等） |
| Mrs Harris stood at the door pulling on a cigarette. 哈里斯夫人站在门边抽香烟。 |
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| 10 | I/T BRITISH informal if you pull someone , that person is attracted to you in a sexual or romantic way 勾引 |
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| - | pull a fast one informal
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| to trick someone |
| 哄骗某人；欺骗某人 |
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| - | pull sb’ s leg
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| to tell someone something that is not true , as a joke |
| 开某人的玩笑 |
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| I think he was just pulling your leg. 我想他只是在开你的玩笑。 |
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| - | pull the other one (it’ s got bells on) BRITISH informal
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| used for telling someone that you do not believe what they are saying |
| 才不信你那一套；别逗了 |
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| - | pull out all the stops
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| to make a big effort so that something happens or is successful |
| 尽力完成；费很大劲儿才成功 |
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| - | pullrank (on sb)
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| to use the fact that you are more important or powerful than someone in order to force them to do what you want |
| （对某人）运用权势 |
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| - | pull your socks up BRITISH informal
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| used when you are telling someone that they are not doing a job well enough and that they must do better |
| 多加努力；多多用功 |
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| - | pullstrings
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| to use your influence in order to get something you want or to help someone , especially when this is unfair |
| 运用影响获得好处；（尤指）走后门 |
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| - | pull the strings
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| if someone is pulling the strings, they are controlling a situation and the people in it , especially secretly |
| 暗中操纵；暗中掌控 |
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| - | pull sth to pieces/apart/to bits
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| 1 | to separate the connected pieces of something 把某物拆散；拆卸某物 | They’ re pulling that plane apart to find out what’ s wrong. 他们要把飞机拆开，看看出了什么毛病。 | |
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| 2 | to show very clearly that what someone has said or written is badly done or not true 明显把某事搞砸了；摆明某事不真实 | My lawyer is pulling their case to pieces. 我的律师明显把他们的案子搞砸了。 | |
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| - | pull to a stop/halt
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| to stop moving |
| 停下 |
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| - | pull a trick/stunt informal
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| to do something silly or dangerous , especially in order to trick or impress someone |
| （尤指为欺骗某人或使某人印象深刻而）做蠢事，做危险的事 |
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| - | pull your weight
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| to work as hard as the other people who are taking part in an activity or a job |
| 尽本分 |
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| - | pull the wool over sb’ s eyes
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| to try to trick or cheat someone by giving them wrong information |
| 蒙骗某人 |
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| - | pull yourself together
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| to control your emotions and behave calmly after being very upset , angry , shocked etc |
| 克制自己；控制自己的感情 |
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| - | ˌpull aˈhead |
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| 1 | to get in front of someone by moving faster than they do 加速超过 |
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| 2 | to start to make progress faster than someone 赶超 |
| - | ˌpull aˈpart |
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| | pull sb apart: to separate two people or animals that are fighting 把（两个正在打架的人或动物）分开 |
| - | ˌpull aˈway |
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| 1 | if a vehicle or driver pulls away , they start to move （车辆或司机）开走 |
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| 2 | to move away from someone who is trying to hold you or touch you 闪避；躲开 | When he tried to kiss her, she pulled away from him. 当他试图吻她的时候，她闪开了。 | |
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| 3 | pull ahead | Sullivan pulled away in the final lap. 沙利文在最后一圈赶了上来。 | | He appears to be pulling away from his rivals in the election campaign. 看起来他在竞选活动中超过了对手。 | |
| - | ˌpull ˈback |
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| 1 | I/T if soldiers pull back , or if someone pulls them back , they move back towards their own land （士兵）撤退，撤回 |
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| 2 | I to decide not to do something that will probably have bad effects 决定不做 | +from The government has pulled back from sending the navy there. 政府已经决定不往那里派遣海军了。 | |
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| 3 | I to move your body away from someone who is holding you or touching you 躲开；闪避 |
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| 4 | T BRITISH mainly journalism to score a goal when your team is losing in a football match 扳回（在足球比赛中落后时进球） |
| - | ˌpull ˈdown |
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| 1 | to destroy a building , especially because it is very old or dangerous 推倒；拆掉 |
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| 2 | pull in pull down/in sth: AMERICAN to earn a particular amount of money 赚（钱） |
| - | ˌpull ˈin |
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| 1 | I if a train pulls in , it arrives at a station （火车）进站 | | 1a | if a vehicle or driver pulls in somewhere , they stop there （车辆或司机）停车，停靠 | | |
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| 2 | T pull in sth: pull down 2 | She’ s pulling in at least six figures (=£100,000) . 她起码进账6位数。 | |
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| 3 | T pull in sth: pull18 | The programme pulled in 3.6 million viewers. 这个节目吸引了360万观众。 | |
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| 4 | T informal if the police pull someone in , they arrest them 逮捕（某人） |
| - | ˌpull ˈinto |
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| | pull (sth) into sth: if a vehicle or driver pulls into a place , they stop there （车辆或司机）停车，停靠 | The train pulled into Central Station. 火车停靠在中央车站。 | | He pulled the car into the car park. 他把车停在停车场。 | |
| - | ˌpull ˈoff |
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| 1 | to succeed in doing something that is difficult 成功做成（某件困难的事） | Hanley pulled off a surprise victory in the semi-final. 汉利在半决赛中取得了出人意料的胜利。 | | pull it off (=to succeed at what you are trying to do) They nearly managed to get the loan but just failed to pull it off. 取得成功 | |
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| 2 | pull (sth) off sth: if a vehicle or driver pulls off a road , they stop by the side of it （车辆或司机）停靠（在路边） |
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| 3 | pull sth off sth: informal to take information from one computer and put it onto another 下载，获取（信息） | You can pull the files you need off the Internet. 你可以从因特网上下载你所需要的文件。 | |
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| 4 | to take off clothes , especially quickly （尤指迅速地）脱掉（衣服） | She pulled the dress off over her head. 她迅速把衣服从头上脱下来。 | |
| - | ˌpull ˈon |
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| | to put on clothes , especially quickly （尤指迅速地）穿上，戴上 | Emily pulled on her gloves as she walked. 埃米莉边走边迅速戴上手套。 | |
| - | ˌpull ˈout |
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| 1 | I to stop being involved in an activity , event , or situation 退出；摆脱 | The firm is pulling out of the personal computer business. 公司正从个人计算机业务中摆脱出来。 | | | 1a | I/T if soldiers pull out of a place , or if someone pulls them out , they leave （士兵）撤退，撤离 | | |
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| 2 | I if a train pulls out , it leaves a station （火车）离开站台 | | 2a | if a vehicle or driver pulls out , they move onto a road or onto a part of a road where the traffic is moving faster （车辆或司机）开出，开上 | | She just pulled out in front of me without indicating! 她不发出任何信号就把车开到我前面！ | | |
| - | ˌpull ˈover |
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| | I if a vehicle or driver pulls over , they stop by the side of the road （车辆或司机）停靠（在路边） | | a | T if the police pull a vehicle over , they order its driver to stop at the side of the road （警察命令司机把车）开到路边 | | |
| - | ˌpull ˈthrough |
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| 1 | I to manage to stay alive after you have been very ill or very badly injured 康复；恢复健康 | Don’ t worry, your dad’ s going to pull through. 别担心，你爸爸会康复的。 | |
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| 2 | I/T pull sb through: to succeed in a very difficult situation , or to help someone do this 渡过难关；帮（某人）渡过难关 | He said the support of his fans had pulled him through. 他说他的崇拜者们的支持帮他渡过了难关。 | |
| - | ˌpull toˈgether |
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| 1 | I if people pull together , they work together to achieve something 协力；通力合作 |
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| 2 | I/T to combine different things so that they form a single unit 把…结合在一起 | The report pulls together information from several offices. 这份报告把几个办公室的信息都组织到了一起。 | |
| - | ˌpull ˈup |
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| 1 | I if a vehicle or driver pulls up , they stop （车辆或司机）停车 | Their taxi pulled up outside the church. 他们乘坐的出租车在教堂外面停了下来。 | |
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| 2 | I/T pull sb up: if you pull up or if something pulls you up , you unexpectedly stop what you are doing （使）意外停止 |
| | - | pull up a chair/stool/seat etc
| | to move a seat near to where someone is sitting , and sit on it | | 把椅子/凳子/座位等拉近 | | | | | | - | pull sb up on sth
| | to criticize someone about something they are not doing well enough | | 因某事批评某人；因某事斥责某人 | | | | Last week my five-year-old pulled me up on my spelling! 上周我5岁的孩子竟然批评我的拼写！ | | | | - | pull sb up short
| | to make someone unexpectedly stop in surprise and think | | 让某人出乎意料地停下来思考 | | | | The question pulled Rory up short. 这个问题让罗里意外地停下来思考。 | | | |
| See also | | - plug 1 | | - punch 2 | | - rabbit 1 | |
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