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    pull

    • IPA[po͝ol]

    美式

    • v.
      exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement toward oneself；(of an animal or vehicle) be attached to the front and be the source of forward movement of (a vehicle)
    • n.
      an act of taking hold of something and exerting force to draw it toward one；a handle to hold while pulling

    • verb: pull, 3rd person present: pulls, gerund or present participle: pulling, past tense: pulled, past participle: pulled

    • noun: pull, plural noun: pulls

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    動詞

    • 1. exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement toward oneself he pulled them down onto the couch I pulled the door shut behind me 同義詞 tug, haul, drag, draw, trail, ... 更多反義詞 push
    • ▪ (of an animal or vehicle) be attached to the front and be the source of forward movement of (a vehicle) the carriage was pulled by four horses
    • ▪ (of an engine) exert propulsive force; deliver power the engine warmed up quickly and pulled well
    • ▪ work oars to cause a boat to move he pulled at the oars and the boat moved swiftly through the water she looked at the waves and pulled hard with her oars
    • ▪ move in a specified direction with effort, especially by taking hold of something and exerting force he pulled himself into the saddle
    • ▪ take hold of and exert force on (something) so as to move it from a specified position or in a specified direction she pulled a handkerchief out of her pocket he pulled on his boots 同義詞 pull out, draw out, take out, extract, remove, ... 更多
    • ▪ retrieve (an item of data) from the top of a stack.
    • 2. (of a vehicle or person) move steadily in a specified direction or to reach a specified point the bus was about to pull away the boy pulled ahead and disappeared around the corner
    • ▪ move one's body in a specified direction, especially against resistance she tried to pull away from him
    • 3. cause (someone) to patronize, buy, or show interest in something; attract tourist attractions that pull in millions of foreign visitors 同義詞 attract, draw, pull in, bring in, lure, ... 更多反義詞 repel
    • ▪ informal carry out or achieve (something requiring skill, luck, or planning) the magazine pulled its trick of producing the right issue at the right time
    • 4. bring out (a weapon) to attack or threaten someone it's not every day a young woman pulls a gun on a burglar
    • 5. damage (a muscle, ligament, etc.) by abnormal strain he pulled a calf muscle in the first half of the game and had to be replaced 同義詞 strain, sprain, turn, wrench, rick, ... 更多
    • 6. informal cancel or withdraw (an entertainment or advertisement) the gig was pulled at the first sign of difficulty
    • ▪ North American withdraw (a player) from a game four of the leading eight runners were pulled
    • ▪ check the speed of (a horse), especially so as to make it lose a race.
    • ▪ strike (a ball) in the direction of one's follow-through so that it travels to the left or, with a left-handed player, to the right he pulled the ball every time he hit a grounder
    • 7. (of a lineman) withdraw from position and cross parallel to and behind the line of scrimmage to block opposing players for a runner he may be their best ever lineman—he can run and pull with the best
    • 8. print (a proof).

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