| 释义 |
Examples:lighter (pulled by a tugboat)—lit. ride a solid carriage pulled by fat horses—lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others—lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. destroy root and branch—round neck (of pull-over garment, e.g. T-shirt)—lit. pull down the east wall repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient—fig. gain influence by pull or unofficial channels—meet with great difficulties but pull through—pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action—tiramisù (loanword from Italian meaning "pull-me-up")—lit. pull down the east wall repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient—lit. not dare pull oneself up high (humble term)—pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis— |