pull
verb
noun
pʊl verb
1
MOVE STH TOWARDS YOU
把某物拉过来
to use your hands to make something or someone move towards you or in the direction that your hands are moving 〔用手〕把（某物）拉过来; 拉; I,T
Mom! Davey’s pulling my hair!
妈妈! 戴维在拽我的头发！
pull sb/sth into/away from/over etc sth
He pulled her down into her seat.
他把她拉到座位上。
pull sth open/shut
She pulled open the door and hurried inside.
她拉开门匆匆走了进去。
2
REMOVE
去掉
to use force to take something from the place where it is fixed or held 拔 T
She has to have two teeth pulled.
她必须拔掉两颗牙。
pull sth out/off/away etc
Vichy had pulled the arm off her doll.
维基把玩具娃娃的一只胳膊扯掉了。
3
MAKE STH FOLLOW YOU
让某物跟着你
to be attached to something or hold something and make it move behind you in the direction you are going 拖动，牵引 T
a tractor pulling a trailer
拖着一辆拖车的拖拉机
4
TAKE STH OUT
取出某物
to take something out of a bag, pocket etc with your hand 〔用手〕将〔某物〕拿出，掏出 T always + adv/prep
He pulled out his wallet and said ‘let me pay’.
他掏出钱包说道 “我来付吧。”
Ben pulled a pen from his pocket.
本从口袋里掏出一支钢笔。
pull a gun/knife (on sb)
5
CLOTHING
服装
to put on or take off a piece of clothing, usually quickly 〔通常指迅速地〕穿上 （脱下 ）〔衣服〕 T always + adv/prep
[+ on/off/up/down etc ]
He pulled off his damp shirt.
他脱去湿衬衫。
6
MOVE YOUR BODY
移动身体
a. to move your body or part of your body away from someone or something b. to hold onto something and use your strength to move your body towards it 〔抓住某物〕用力移动〔身体〕 I,T always + adv/prep
pull sth away/free
She tried to pull her hand free, but it was held fast.
她想抽出手来，但是被牢牢地抓住了。
pull sth out of/from sth
She struggled fiercely, trying to pull her arm out of his grasp.
她使劲儿挣扎，想要抽出被他紧紧抓住的胳膊。
[+ away/back ]
She pulled away from him.
她挣脱了他。
Benny pulled himself up from the floor with difficulty.
本尼费力地从地板上站了起来。
7
MUSCLE
肌肉
to injure one of your muscles by stretching it too much during physical activity 拉伤〔肌肉〕; T
Paul pulled a muscle trying to lift the freezer.
保罗想把冰柜抬起来，结果拉伤了肌肉。
8
pull strings
to secretly use your influence with important people in order to get what you want or to help someone else 〔为了自己的利益或帮助别人而〕托关系，走后门
Francis pulled strings to get him out of trouble.
弗朗西斯托关系让自己摆脱了麻烦。
9
pull the/sb’s strings
to control something or someone, especially when you are not the person who is supposed to be controlling them 幕后操纵; 暗中控制
It was widely believed that Montagu was secretly pulling the strings behind the prime minister.
普遍认为蒙塔古在暗中控制首相。
10
TRICK/CRIME
诡计/罪行
to succeed in doing something illegal or dishonest or in playing a trick on someone [非正式] 犯下〔罪行〕; 使出〔诡计〕 T | informal
The gang have pulled another bank robbery.
那个团伙又犯下一桩银行抢劫案。
He was trying to pull a fast one (=deceive you) when he told you he’d paid.
他告诉你他已经付过款，其实他是想骗你。
pull a stunt/trick/joke
Don’t you ever pull a stunt like that again!
别再耍那样的花招了！
11
pull sb’s leg
11. to tell someone something that is not true, as a joke 开某人的玩笑，耍弄某人，诓骗某人
I haven’t won, have I? You’re pulling my leg.
我没有赢，是吗？你在开玩笑。
12
pull the other one (it’s got bells on)
12. used to tell someone that you think they are joking or not telling the truth [英，口] 别逗了 BrE spoken
Your dad’s a racing driver? Pull the other one!
你爸是赛车手？别逗了！
13
SWITCH
开关
to move a control such as a switch, LEVER , or TRIGGER towards you to make a piece of equipment work 拉〔开关〕; 扣〔扳机〕 T
She raised the gun, and pulled the trigger.
她举起枪，扣动了扳机。
14
pull the curtains/blinds
14. to open or close curtains or BLINDS 拉开 （拉上 ）窗帘/百叶帘
It was already getting dark so he pulled the curtains.
天色已暗，他拉上了窗帘。
15
CROWD/VOTES ETC
人群/选票等
if an event, performer etc pulls crowds or a politician pulls a lot of votes, a lot of people come to see them or vote for them 吸引〔大量选票或人〕，招徕〔支持〕 T
Muhammad Ali can still pull the crowds.
穆罕默德．阿里仍能招徕大批的支持者。
16
ATTRACT/INFLUENCE
吸引/影响
to attract or influence someone or their thoughts or feelings 吸引，影响〔某人或其思想或感情〕 T
The city’s reputation for a clean environment has pulled new residents from other states.
这座城市环境清洁名声远扬，吸引了来自其他州的新居民。
17
SEXUALLY ATTRACT
具有性吸引力
to attract someone in order to have sex with them or spend the evening with them [英，口] 勾引 I,T | BrE spoken
He knew he could pull any girl he wanted.
他明白他什么姑娘都能弄到手。
18
STOP EVENT
取消活动
to stop a planned event from taking place 取消〔预定的活动〕 T
They pulled the concert.
他们取消了音乐会。
19
pull sb’s licence
19. to take away someone’s LICENCE to do something, especially to drive a car, because they have done something wrong [非正式] 取消，吊销〔尤指驾驶执照〕 informal
20
STOP A VEHICLE
让车辆停下
to drive a vehicle somewhere and stop; to stop somewhere （把车）开到某处停下;（把车）停在某处 I,T
pull sth into/towards/down etc sth
She pulled the car into a side street.
她把车开进一条小路停下来。
The bus pulled to a halt .
公共汽车停了下来。
21
CAR
汽车
if a car pulls to the left or right as you are driving, it moves in that direction because of a problem with its machinery 〔汽车由于机械故障不向正前方行驶而〕侧斜 I
22
sth is like pulling teeth
22. used to say that it is very difficult or unpleasant to persuade someone to do something （劝某人）做某事就像拔牙一样困难
Getting him to do his homework is like pulling teeth.
让他做家庭作业就像要给他拔牙一样难。
23
BEER
啤酒
to get beer out of a BARREL by pulling a handle [英] 拉酒桶把手放出〔啤酒〕 T | BrE
The barman laughed and began to pull a couple of pints.
酒吧男招待笑了笑，然后从酒桶里放出几品脱啤酒。
24
pull a punch
24. to deliberately hit someone with less force than you could do, so that it hurts less 故意不使出全力来打〔以避免伤害某人〕
25
CRICKET/GOLF/BASEBALL
板球/高尔夫球/棒球
to hit the ball in CRICKET , golf, or baseball so that it does not go straight but moves to one side （把球）击向左侧 （右侧 ） I,T
26
ROW A BOAT
划船
to make a boat move by using OARS 划（船） I,T
27 if one vehicle pulls ahead of another, it gets in front of it by moving faster 〔车辆〕加快速度赶到〔…的〕前面; 加速超越〔车〕
Schumacher pulled ahead of Montoya as the two drivers approached the first corner of the race.
当两位选手接近比赛第一个弯道时，舒马赫超过了蒙托亚。
28
pull sth apart
↔ to separate something into pieces 把某物分成片 （块 ）
Pull the meat apart with two forks.
用两把叉子把肉分开。
29
pull sb apart
↔ to make the relationships between people in a group bad or difficult 使关系紧张，使不和睦
His drinking pulled the family apart.
他酗酒搞得家里不和睦。
30
pull sth apart
↔ to carefully examine or criticize something 仔细检查某事物; 细致地评论某事物
The selection committee pulled each proposal apart.
选拔委员会仔细斟酌了每个建议。
31
pull sb/sth apart
↔ to separate people or animals when they are fighting 拉开，分开〔打架的人或争斗的动物〕
The fight ended only when the referee pulled the two players apart.
裁判把两位球员拉开才制止了打斗。
32 if something pulls apart, it breaks into pieces when you pull on it 撕裂，撕碎
33 to take hold of something and pull it several times 抓住并不断拉扯
Mary was pulling nervously at her hair.
玛丽不安地拉扯着自己的头发。
34 to take smoke from a pipe or cigarette into your lungs 吸，抽〔烟斗或烟〕
He pulled hard on the cigarette.
他狠命地吸烟。
35 to take a long drink from a bottle or glass 从〔瓶子或玻璃杯〕中大口地喝
36 to start to drive away from a place where you had stopped 开始驶离，开走
He waved as he pulled away.
他开走的时候挥了挥手。
37 to move ahead of a competitor by going faster or being more successful 〔加快速度〕超越
[+ from ]
Nkoku is pulling away from the other runners.
恩科库把其他赛跑选手都甩在了后面。
38 to decide not to do or become involved in something 退出; 退却
[+ from ]
In the end, he pulled back from financing the film .
最后，他决定不给那部电影提供资金。
39 to get out of a bad situation or dangerous place, or to make someone else do this （使）撤退，（使）撤离
[+ from ]
Many banks are pulling back from international markets.
许多银行正在退出国际市场。
pull sb ↔ back
They are preparing to pull back their forces.
他们正准备撤兵。
40
pull sth back
↔ if a team that is losing pulls back a GOAL or some points, it succeeds in scoring a goal or some points [英] 〔比赛中〕扳回〔多少球、多少分等〕 BrE
Our play improved and we pulled back two goals.
我们的表现有改进，扳回两球。
41
pull sth down
↔ to destroy something or make it stop existing 拆毁某物，拆掉某物
My old school was pulled down.
我的母校被拆除了。
42
pull down sth
to earn a particular amount of money 赚到〔一笔钱〕
Real estate stocks pulled down total returns of 35.7 percent.
房地产股票一共赚了 35.7%。
43
pull sb down
to make someone less successful, happy, or healthy 使某人受挫，使某人虚弱
Her problems have really pulled her down.
她遇到了麻烦，非常沮丧。
44
pull down a menu
to make a computer program show you a list of the things it can do 拉下菜单〔使计算机程序显示它可以做的事情〕
45 to encourage a person or team to succeed [非正式] 为…打气
The crowd were pulling for me to do well.
人群在为我加油。
46 if a driver pulls in, they move to the side of the road and stop 〔汽车驾驶员〕驶向路边停下
She pulled in to let the ambulance pass.
她把车开到路边停下让救护车过去。
47 if a train pulls in, it arrives at a station 〔火车〕到站，进站;
48
pull sb/sth in
↔ to attract business, money, people etc 吸引某人/某物
a publicity stunt to pull in the crowds
一个吸引人群的宣传噱头
49
pull in sth
if you pull in a lot of money, you earn it [非正式] 挣，赚〔很多钱〕 informal
50
pull sb in
↔ if a police officer pulls someone in, they take them to a police station because they think that person may have done something wrong 〔警察〕把〔嫌疑犯〕带回警察局
51
pull sth off
↔ to succeed in doing something difficult [非正式] 成功完成〔困难的事〕 informal
The goalkeeper pulled off six terrific saves.
那位守门员奋力扑救了六个险球。
52
pull off (sth)
to drive a car off a road in order to stop, or to turn into a smaller road 把〔汽车〕…驶离大路〔停下或进入小路〕
We pulled off the road to get some food.
我们驶离大路去找点食物。
53 to PULL AT something 拉扯〔某物〕
54 a. to drive onto a road from another road or from where you have stopped b. to drive over to a different part of the road in order to get past a vehicle in front of you 开出…以超车
Don’t pull out! There’s something coming.
别开出去！ 有车过来。
I pulled out to overtake a bus.
我开到旁边想超过一辆公共汽车。
55 if a train pulls out, it leaves a station 〔火车〕驶出车站，离站;
56 to stop doing or being involved in something, or to make someone do this （让）脱离;（使）退出
McDermott pulled out with an injury at the last minute.
最后一分钟麦克德莫特因伤退出。
[+ of ]
They are trying to pull out of the agreement.
他们试图退出协议。
pull sb out of sth
He threatened to pull his son out of the team.
他扬言说要让他的儿子离队。
57 to get out ofa bad situation or dangerous place, or to make someone or something do this （使）摆脱〔不好的局面〕；（使）撤离〔危险的地方〕
Jim saw that the firm was going to be ruined, so he pulled out.
吉姆看到公司即将垮台，于是就退出了。
pull sb/sth ↔ out
Most of the troops have been pulled out.
大部分军队已撤离。
[+ of ]
when the country was still pulling out of a recession
国家仍处在摆脱经济衰退困境的时候
58 to drive to the side of the road and stop your car, or to make someone else do this （使）〔车辆或司机〕停靠在路边
The policeman signalled to him to pull over.
警察示意他把车停到路边。
pull sb/sth ↔ over
He pulled the car over.
他把车开到路边停下。
A cop pulled him over and gave him a speeding ticket.
一名警察让他把车开到路边停下，给他一张超速罚款单。
59 to stay alive after you have been very ill or badly injured, or to help someone do this 〔从重病或重伤中〕恢复健康; 帮助（某人）康复
His injuries are severe but he’s expected to pull through.
他的伤势很重，但有望康复。
60 to succeed in doing something very difficult, or to help someone to do this （帮助）克服困难，渡过难关
He relied on his experience to pull him through.
他依赖他的经验来渡过难关。
61 if a group of people pull together, they all work hard to achieve something 〔一群人〕同心协力，通力合作
If we all pull together, we’ll finish on time.
如果我们同心协力去做，就能按时完成。
62
pull yourself together
to force yourself to stop behaving in a nervous, frightened, or uncontrolled way 控制自己的情绪，让自己冷静
With an effort Mary pulled herself together.
玛丽费了一番工夫，控制住自己的情绪。
63
pull sth together
to improve something by organizing it more effectively 整顿某事物，把某事物…重新组织好
We need an experienced manager to pull the department together.
我们需要一位有经验的经理来重整这个部门。
64 to stop the vehicle that you are driving 〔使车〕停下
He pulled up in front of the gates.
他把车停在了门前。
65
pull up a chair/stool etc
to get a chair, etc and sit down next to someone who is already sitting 拿把椅子/ 子等〔坐在某人旁边〕
66
pull sb up
to stop someone who is doing something wrong and tell them you do not approve [尤英] 责备 （斥责 ）某人 especially BrE
[+ on ]
I felt I had to pull her up on her lateness.
为免她再次迟到我觉得必须直斥其非。
noun
67
ACT OF MOVING STH
移动某物的动作
an act of using force to move something towards you or in the same direction that you are moving 拉，拔，拖; C
He gave her a sharp pull forward.
他猛地把她往前拉了一把。
68
FORCE
力
a strong physical force that makes things move in a particular direction 拉力，引力 C usually singular 一般用单数
the gravitational pull of the moon
月球的引力
69
ATTRACTION
吸引力
the ability to attract someone or have a powerful effect on them 〔对某人的〕吸引力，影响力 C usually singular 一般用单数
[+ of ]
After about a year I gave in to the pull of fatherhood.
大约一年以后我再也抗拒不了做父亲的诱惑力。
70
INFLUENCE
影响
special influence or power over other people [非正式] 〔对他人特殊的〕影响力 singular 单数, U | informal
His family’s name gives him a lot of pull in this town.
他家族的名望使他在镇上具有很大的影响力。
71
CLIMB
攀登
a difficult climb up a steep road [英] 费力的攀登 singular 单数 | BrE
It was a long pull up the hill.
登山的路又长又陡。
72
MUSCLE
肌肉
an injury to one of your muscles, caused by stretching it too much during exercise 〔肌肉的〕拉伤 C usually singular 一般用单数
a groin pull
腹股沟拉伤
73
SMOKE/DRINK
烟/饮料
an act of taking the smoke from a cigarette, pipe etc into your LUNGS or of taking a long drink of something 深吸; 大口喝 C
[+ on/at ]
She took a long pull on her cigarette.
她深深地吸了一口烟。
74
HANDLE
把手
a rope or handle that you use to pull something 〔用以拉动某物的〕拉绳，把手 C
He popped the ring pull on another can of lager.
他拉开另一罐拉格啤酒的拉环。
75
CRICKET/GOLF/BASEBALL
板球/高尔夫球/棒球
a way of hitting the ball in CRICKET , golf, or baseball so that it does not go straight, but moves to one side 向左侧 （右侧 ）的一击 C