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*pull¹ /pl; pʊl/
v
1 [I,T] to hold something firmly and move it towards you, or move it in a particular direction 把〔某物〕拖过来，拉过来:
Mom, Sara's pulling my hair! 妈，莎拉在拉我头发！
Can you help me pull the trunk into the corner? 你能帮我把衣箱拉到墙角吗？
I managed to pull the drawer open. 我想办法把抽屉拉开了。
2 to remove or take something from somewhere, especially suddenly or by using force 〔尤指用力〕拔，拉:
pull sth out/off/from/away etc The dentist pulled out one of my back teeth. 牙医拔掉了我的一颗臼齿。
3 [I,T] if a vehicle or horse pulls something, it makes it move along behind it 〔车子、马等〕拖，拉:
The car was pulling a camper behind it. 汽车后拖着一辆野营车。
4 pull a gun/knife on sb to suddenly take out a gun or knife and threaten someone with it 朝某人拔出［掏出］枪/刀
5 pull sb's leg to tell someone something that is not true, as a joke 开某人的玩笑，耍弄某人
6 pull a muscle to injure a muscle by stretching it too much while exercising 拉伤［扭伤］肌肉
7 pull your weight to do your share of the work 尽本分（工作）:
Some men still don't pull their weight when it comes to housework. 在做家务方面，有些男人还是不肯尽本分。
8 pull strings to arrange for something to happen by talking to someone you know who has an important job 凭借私人关系取得好处，走后门
9 pull the strings to secretly control what is happening, especially instead of a much more important person 暗中操纵，在幕后施加影响:
Who is really pulling the strings in the White House? 谁是白宫里真正的掌权人？
10 pull a fast one spoken to secretly try to trick someone in order to get advantages for yourself 【口】 欺骗某人
11 pull out all the stops to do everything you possibly can to make something happen or succeed 全力以赴，不遗余力
→ see also 另见 make/pull a face (FACE¹)
pull sth ↔ apartto separate something into two or more pieces or groups 拆开，分开:
Loosen the roots and gently pull the plants apart. 松开根部，把植物轻轻分开。
pull away
1 to start to drive away from somewhere 〔车辆〕开始驶离; 开走:
She watched the car pull away. 她看着汽车开走了。
2 to go faster than someone during a race, or get more points than another person or team during a game 〔在比赛中〕超前，拉开比分:
Chicago pulled away in the third quarter to win 107-76. 芝加哥队在第三节比赛中将比分拉开，最终以 107-76 分取胜。
3 to move away from someone, especially someone who is holding you 挣脱，摆脱:
Jess tried to pull away from him. 杰思试图挣脱他的扯抱。
pull sth ↔ down
to destroy a building, wall etc 拆毁〔建筑物〕:
All the old houses are being pulled down. 所有的旧房屋都被拆毁了。
pull in
1 [I] to drive to the side of the road and stop 〔车辆〕驶向路边停下:
A police car pulled in behind me. 一辆警车在我后面停靠下来。
2 if a train pulls in, it arrives at a station 〔火车〕到站，进站
pull off
1 [T pull sth ↔ off] to succeed in doing something difficult 成功做成〔困难的事〕:
UCLA pulled off a win in Saturday's game. 加州大学洛杉矶分校在星期六的比赛中艰难取胜。
2 [I,T pull off sth] to leave a road in order to stop or go into another road 〔为到路边停车或驶进另一条路而〕驶离〔道路〕
pull out
1 [I] if a car pulls out, it moves out towards the middle of the road 〔汽车〕开到路中央:
Someone pulled out in front of me, and we nearly crashed. 有人开车横冲到我前面，我们差点撞到一起。
2 [I] if a train pulls out of a station, it starts to move out of the station 〔火车〕离站
3 [I] to not take part in something that you have agreed to do 放弃，不参加:
Sampras was forced to pull out of the competition. 森柏斯被迫退出了比赛。
4 [I,T] if an army pulls out or is pulled out of a country, they leave it 〔军队〕撤离:
US forces pulled out of Somalia. 美军撤出了索马里。
5 pull out all the stops to do everything you can to achieve something or make something successful 全力以赴，不遗余力
pull over
[I,T pull sb/sth ↔ over] to move to the side of the road and stop, or to order someone to do this 〔车〕开到路边停下; 命令…将车开到路边停下:
The police pulled him over for speeding. 警察因他超速行驶把他的车截停在路边。
pull through
informal to stay alive after a serious injury or illness, or continue to exist in spite of problems 【非正式】 重伤［重病］后活了下来，恢复健康; 渡过难关:
Do you think she'll pull through? 你认为她能活下来吗？
pull together
1 [I] to work hard with other people to achieve something 齐心协力:
If we all pull together, I'm sure we can win. 只要大家齐心协力，我肯定我们能赢。
2 pull yourself together informal to stop being upset or afraid and behave in a calm way 【非正式】 控制住自己的情绪:
Pull yourself together, man! 镇定下来，老兄！
pull up
1 [I] if a car pulls up, it stops 〔车辆〕停下:
A red Buick pulled up at the lights. 一辆红色别克车在红绿灯处停了下来。
2 pull up a chair to get a chair and sit down near someone 拉过一把椅子〔坐到某人身边〕
3 [T pull sth ↔ up] to pull plants out of the ground 〔从地里〕拔出〔植物〕
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