(lugged, lugging)with obj. and adverbial of direction
1- carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort用力拖, 使劲拉; 吃力地携带:
she began to lug her suitcase down the stair.
她开始吃力地拖着行李箱下楼。
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- figurative be encumbered with〈喻〉被拖累, 负担:
he had lugged his poor wife round for so long.
他把可怜的妻子拖累了这么久。
- a box or crate used for transporting fruit水果装运箱。
词源
late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Swedish lugga 'pull a person's hair'(from lugg 'forelock').
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- (一般作lugs)Scottish & N. English or informal a person's ear〈苏格兰, 北英格兰或非正式〉耳朵。
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- a projection on an object by which it may be carried or fixed in place(耳状)把手(或柄)。
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- informal, chiefly US a loutish man〈非正式, 主美〉粗笨的男子, 笨蛋。
- ORIGIN: contemptuous use, perhaps from the 19th-cent. term denoting the lowest grade of tobacco.
词源
late 15th cent. (denoting the ear flap of a hat): probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Swedish lugg 'forelock, nap of cloth'.