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| 1 | C the act of moving something towards you or away from where it was 拉；牵；扯 |
| give a pull Mark gave a quick pull on the rope. 马克迅速拉了一下绳子。 |
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| 2 | C +of a strong physical force that causes things to move in a particular direction 拉力；拖力；牵引力；引力 |
| the pull of gravity 地心引力 |
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| 3 | singular the power that something or someone has to attract people 吸引力 |
| the pull of travel in foreign lands 到外国去旅游的吸引力 |
| | 3a | the power that someone has to get what they want , usually because they have influence over other people （某人的）影响力 | | She has a lot of pull in that company. 她在那家公司很有影响力。 | |
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| - | a long pull mainly AMERICAN
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| a lot of effort to achieve something over a long period of time |
| 长期努力 |
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| It’ s been a long pull, but I’ m through those exams. 经过了长期的努力，我总算通过了那些考试。 |
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| - | take a pull
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| 1 | to drink something , especially an alcoholic drink 喝一口（尤指酒） | +on John took a long pull on his beer. 约翰喝了一大口啤酒。 | |
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| 2 | to take smoke from a cigarette etc into your lungs 抽（吸）烟 | +on/at He took a pull at his cigar. 他吸了一口雪茄烟。 | |
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