- exert force on (someone or something), typically by taking hold of them, in order to move or try to move them towards oneself or the origin of the force把…拉（过来）; 把…扯（过来）：
he pulled the car door handle and began to get out
他用力拉车门把手, 接着下车
no obj. the little boy pulled at her skirt.小男孩在她裙子上拽了一下。
- (of an animal or vehicle) be attached to the front and be the source of forward movement of (a vehicle)（动物, 车辆）向前拖拉（车辆）：
the carriage was pulled by four horses.
马车由四匹马拉着。
- with obj. and adverbial take hold of and exert force on (something) so as to move it from a specified position or in a specified direction从某个方位拉（某物）; 把（某物）拉向某个方向：
she pulled a handkerchief out of her pocket
她从衣袋里拉出了手帕
he pulled on his boots
他急忙穿上了靴子
I pulled up some onions.
我拔了一些洋葱。
- informal bring out (a weapon) for use against someone〈非正式〉拔出, 掏出（武器）对付某人：
it's not every day a young woman pulls a gun on a burglar.
年轻妇女掏枪对付夜盗不是常有的事。
- Brit. draw (beer) from a barrel to serve〈英〉（从桶中）汲取（用于招待的啤酒）。
- no obj.
pull at/on
inhale deeply while smoking (a pipe or cigarette)深吸烟斗（或烟）。
- damage (a muscle, ligament, etc.) by abnormal strain拉伤（肌肉、韧带等）。
- print (a proof)打印（草样, 校样）。
- Computing retrieve (an item of data) from the top of a stack【计算机】拉式检索（数据）。
- no obj., with adverbial(of a vehicle or person) move steadily in a specified direction or to reach a specified point（车辆, 人）（朝特定方向或为到达特定地点）稳步移动：
the bus was about to pull away
公共汽车就要启动
the boy pulled ahead and disappeared round the corner.
那男孩朝前奔去, 绕过拐角就不见了。
- with adverbial of direction
pull oneself
move in a specified direction with effort, especially by taking hold of something and exerting force（尤指抓住东西用力朝特定方向）移动： he pulled himself into the saddle.
他用力一拉跨上了马鞍。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction move one's body in a specified direction, especially against resistance使身体朝某个方向移动（尤指挣脱）：
she tried to pull away from him.
她试图挣脱开他。
- no obj.(of an engine) exert propulsive force; deliver power（发动机）施加拉力, 传输动力：
the engine warmed up quickly and pulled well.
发动机迅速预热, 开足马力。
- no obj. work oars to cause a boat to move（划桨）开船; 划桨, 划船：
he pulled at the oars and the boat moved swiftly through the water.
他划动船桨, 船儿迅速划过水面。
- cause (someone) to patronize, buy, or show interest in something; attract促使（某人）资助（或购买）; 吸引：
tourist attractions which pull in millions of foreign visitors.
吸引数百万外国游客的旅游景点。
- influence in favour of a particular course of action对…施加影响（使之偏爱某一行动路线）：
they are pulled in incompatible directions by external factors and their own beliefs.
外在因素和个人信仰使他们选择了不同的方向, 分道扬镳。
- informal succeed in attracting sexually〈非正式〉引诱：
I used my sense of humour to pull girls.
我用幽默感引诱姑娘上钩。
- informal carry out or achieve (something requiring skill, luck, or planning)〈非正式〉实现, 获得（需要技巧、运气或计划的东西）：
the magazine pulled its trick of producing the right issue at the right time.
该杂志抓住恰当时机推出合适的一期。
- informal cancel or withdraw (an entertainment or advertisement)〈非正式〉取消, 撤销（表演会, 广告）：
the gig was pulled at the first sign of difficulty.
刚出现一点小困难, 特约演奏会就取消了。
- N. Amer. withdraw (a player) from a game; disqualify〈北美〉禁止（运动员）参赛; 终止…的资格。
- arrest逮捕, 拘留：
I don't enjoy driving and am never likely to get pulled for speeding.
我不喜欢开车, 也决不会因超速行驶被抓。
- check the speed of (a horse), especially so as to make it lose a race（尤指赛马时为了故意落败而）控制（马）的速度。
- strike (a ball) in a certain manner or direction, in particular（以某种方式或朝某个方向）击（球）, 尤指：
- Cricket play (the ball) round to the leg side from the off【板球】把（球）从前方场地打向外场。
- Golf & Baseball strike (the ball) so that it travels to the left (or, with a left-handed player, the right)【高尔夫, 棒球】击（球）使之朝左侧（或对左手击球员而言朝右侧）滚动。
- no obj. American Football (of a lineman) withdraw from and cross behind the line of scrimmage to block opposing players and clear the way for a runner【美橄】（攻方前锋为掩护本方持球队员从对阵争球线）侧翼迂回阻挡。
- an act of taking hold of something and exerting force to draw it towards one拉, 扯：
give the hair a quick pull and it comes out by the roots.
猛扯头发, 头发就会连根拔起。
- a handle to hold while performing such an action拉手, 把手：
the car didn't have external door handles, just pulls inside.
这辆车外面没有门把手, 只有里面有。
- a deep draught of a drink一满口（或大口）饮料。
- an act of sucking at a cigarette, cigar, or pipe（对香烟、雪茄或烟斗的）一吸：
he took a pull on his cheroot.
他吸了一口方头雪茄烟。
- in sing. an act of moving steadily or with effort稳步（或努力）的移动：
a pull for ten minutes brought me to the summit.
我努力攀登十分钟后到达了山顶。
- an injury to a muscle or ligament caused by abnormal strain（肌肉或韧带的）拉伤：
he was ruled out of the game with a hamstring pull.
他因腿筋拉伤而被撤出了比赛。
- a printer's proof草样, 校样。
- in sing. a force drawing someone or something in a particular direction拉力：
the pull of the water tore her away.
水的拉力把她冲走了。
- a powerful influence or compulsion感染力, 魅力; 强制力：
the pull of her home town was a strong one.
对她来说, 故乡的魅力是强烈的。
- count noun something exerting an influence or attraction产生影响（或吸引力）的东西：
one of the pulls of urban life is the opportunity of finding employment.
城市生活的诱惑之一是工作机会多。
- mass noun the condition of being able to exercise influence能产生影响的条件：
the team might be seeded because of their pull within soccer's international body.
凭其在国际足球机构的影响力, 该队有可能被定为种子队。
- informal an attempt to attract someone sexually〈非正式〉性引诱：
an eligible bachelor on the pull.
极易受性引诱的单身汉。
- (in cricket, golf, baseball, etc.) a pulling stroke（板球、高尔夫或棒球等运动用语）一击。
like pulling teeth
- informal used to convey that something is extremely difficult to do〈非正式〉［表达事情极为难办时的用语］ 太难了：
it had been like pulling teeth to extract these two small items from Moore.
从穆尔那里弄到这两条小消息真是太难了。
pull a boner
- 见BONER.
pull a face （或faces）
- 见FACE.
pull a fast one
- 见FAST1.
pull one's head in
- Austral./NZ informal mind one's own business〈澳/新西兰〉管自己的事; 不管闲事。
pull someone's leg
- deceive someone playfully; tease someone愚弄, 耍弄; 取笑。
pull the other one （it's got bells on）
- Brit. informal used to express a suspicion that one is being deceived or teased〈英, 非正式〉［怀疑受到欺骗或耍弄时的用语］ 别骗我, 别耍我：
Your boat was sunk by a swordfish? Pull the other one!
你的船被箭鱼弄沉了？别骗我！
pull out all the stops
- 见STOP.
pull the plug
- informal prevent something from happening or continuing〈非正式〉阻止事物发生（或继续下去）：
the company pulled the plug on the deal because it was not satisfied with the terms.
公司因对合同条款不满意而终止了这笔交易。
pull (one's) punches
- usu. with negative be less forceful, severe, or violent than one could be不那么有力（或严厉, 猛烈）; 留有余地：
a smooth-tongued critic who doesn't pull his punches.
一位巧舌如簧、毫不留情的批评家。
pull rank
- 见RANK1.
pull one's socks up
- 见SOCK.
pull strings
- make use of one's influence and contacts to gain an advantage unofficially or unfairly拉关系, 走后门。
pull the strings
- be in control of events or of other people's actions控制事件（或他人的行动）。
pull together
- cooperate in a task or undertaking（任务或事业上）合作, 协作。
pull oneself together
- recover control of one's emotions重新控制感情, 重新振作起来; 控制自己, 镇静下来。
pull someone/thing to pieces
- 见PIECE.
pull one's weight
- do one's fair share of work做分内的工作。
pull wires
- chiefly US another way of saying pull strings above〈主美〉同前面pull strings.
pull the wool over someone's eyes
- 见WOOL.
puller
nounpull back（或pull someone/thing back）
- retreat or cause troops to retreat from an area撤退; 使（部队）撤退：
the pact called on the rival forces to pull back and allow a neutral force to take control.
协定要求敌对双方军队撤退, 而由中立军队接管。
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pull back
withdraw from an undertaking收回承诺, 反悔： the party pulled back from its only positive policy.
该政党将其惟一的积极政策收了回去。
- improve or restore a team's position in a sporting contest改进（或恢复）运动队在比赛中的位置：
Rovers pulled back to 4-3 with a goal two minutes from time
流浪者队终场前两分钟进了一球, 从而以4比3再度领先
Scotland pulled the game back to 3-2.
苏格兰队以3比2扳回了这场比赛。
pull something down
- demolish a building拆毁建筑物。
- informal earn a sum of money〈非正式〉挣一笔钱：
he was pulling down sixty grand.
他将挣得六万英镑。
pull in
- (of a vehicle or its driver) move to the side of or off the road（车辆, 驾驶员）驶向路边, 驶离道路：
he pulled in at the kerb.
他靠近路缘把车停了下来。
- (of a bus or train) arrive to take passengers（公共汽车, 火车）到站载客。
pull someone/thing in
- succeed in securing or obtaining something成功获得, 获取：
the party pulled in 10% of the vote.
该党获得了10%的选票。
- informal earn a sum of money〈非正式〉挣一笔钱：
you could pull in £100,000.
你能挣十万英镑。
- informal arrest someone〈非正式〉逮捕, 拘留：
I'd pull him in for questioning.
我得把他抓来审问一下。
- use reins to check a horse勒马。
pull something off
- informal succeed in achieving or winning something difficult〈非正式〉成功获得（或赢得）艰难的事：
he pulled off a brilliant first round win.
他出色地赢得了第一场胜利。
pull out
- withdraw from an undertaking收回承诺; 终止活动：
he was forced to pull out of the championship because of an injury.
他因伤而被迫退出比赛。
- retreat or cause to retreat from an area（使）撤退：
the army pulled out, leaving the city in ruins
军队撤离了, 丢下的城市一片废墟
(pull someone out) the CIA had pulled its operatives out of Tripoli.
中央情报局已把特工人员从的黎波里撤了回来。
- (of a bus or train) leave with its passengers（公共汽车, 火车）离站, 出站。
- (of a vehicle or its driver) move out from the side of the road, or from its normal position in order to overtake（车辆, 驾驶员）驶离路边, （为超车而）变更车道：
as he turned the corner a police car pulled out in front of him.
他转弯时, 一辆警车在前面驶离车道强行超车。
pull over
- (of a vehicle or its driver) move to the side of or off the road（车辆, 驾驶员）驶向路边, 驶离道路。
pull someone over
- cause a driver to pull off the road to be charged for a traffic offense让驾驶员驶靠路边接受违章处罚：
he was pulled over for speeding.
他因超速行驶而被迫停靠路边接受处罚。
pull round
- chiefly Brit. recover from an illness〈主英〉恢复健康。
pull through （或pull someone/thing through）
- get through or enable someone or something to get through an illness or other dangerous or difficult situation（使）摆脱疾病; （使）渡过难关：
the illness is difficult to overcome, but we hope she'll pull through.
这种病难以治愈, 但我们仍然希望她能闯过这一关。
pull up
- (of a vehicle or its driver) come to a halt（车辆, 驾驶员）停车：
he pulled up outside the cottage.
他在村舍外把车停了下来。
- increase the altitude of an aircraft提升飞机的高度。
pull someone up
- cause someone to stop or pause; check someone使停止（或暂停）; 制止：
the shock of his words pulled her up short.
他那惊人之语使她沉默了一会儿。
- reprimand someone训斥, 申斥。