tug

英 [tʌg] 美[tʌɡ]

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近义词wrench tow draw haul pull jerk yank

n. 拖船；拖曳；苦干
vi. 用力拉；竞争；努力做
vt. 用力拉；较量；用拖船拖

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中文词源

tug 拉，拖，拽

来自古英语 teohan,拉，拖，来自 Proto-Germanic*teuhan,拉，拖，来自 PIE*deuk,拉，词源同 duct,tow.

词态变化

复数: tugs;第三人称单数: tugs;过去式: tugged;过去分词: tugged;现在分词: tugging;

英文词源

tug: tug: [13] Tug goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *teukh- ‘pull’ (source also of German ziehen ‘pull’ and English truck [14], whose original meaning was ‘pull up, gather up’). This in turn was descended from Indo-European *deuk- ‘pull’, from which English gets conduct, duke, reduce, etc.
=> conduct, duct, duke, educate, reduce, tie, tow
tug (v.): c. 1200, from weak grade of Old English teohan "to pull, drag," from Proto-Germanic *teuhan "to pull" (cognates: Old High German zucchen "to pull, jerk," German zücken "to draw quickly), from PIE root *deuk- "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Related to tow (v.). Related: Tugged; tugging.
tug (n.): mid-14c., in reference to some part of a harness;" c. 1500 as "act of pulling or dragging," from tug (v.). Meaning "small, powerful vessel for towing other vessels" is recorded from 1817. Phrase tug of war (1670s) was originally figurative, "the decisive contest, the real struggle," from the noun in the sense "supreme effort, strenuous contest of forces" (1650s). As an actual athletic event, from 1876.

双语例句

1. She knows exactly how to tug at readers' heartstrings.: 她对如何牵动读者的心弦了如指掌。

2. The tug crossed our stern not fifty yards away.: 拖船擦着我们的船尾开了过去，距离不到50码。

3. Bobby gave her hair a tug.: 博比使劲拽了她头发一下.

4. The sailors won at tug-of-war.: 船员们赢了拔河比赛。

5. The tug is towing three barges.: 那只拖船正拖着三只驳船.

英英释意

1. a sudden abrupt pull

2. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

考试真题

Just as in a game of tug-of-war, whenever a person is added, everyone else pulls the rope with less force.

So I try again and tug at the heartstrings.

实用场景例句

She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention.: 她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。

(figurative)a sad story that tugs at your heartstrings (= makes you feel sad): 令人心酸的故事

The baby was tugging her hair.: 婴儿直扯她的头发。

He tugged the door open.: 他用力拉开了门。

He tugged the hat down over his head.: 他把帽子往下拉了拉遮住脸。

I felt a tug at my sleeve.: 我觉得有人用力拽了一下我的袖子。

She gave her sister's hair a sharp tug.: 她猛地使劲扯了一下她姐姐的头发。

a tug of attraction: 一阵强烈的吸引

A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitedly...: 一个小男孩跑上来，非常激动地拽着他的袖子。

She kicked him, tugging his thick hair.: 她一边踢他，一边扯着他那浓密的头发。

An hour or so later the fisherman felt a tug at his pant leg.: 过了大约一个小时,钓鱼的人觉得什么东西在拽他的裤脚.

As it taxied towards the tug the pilot released his torpedo.: 飞行员驾机滑向拖轮,随后投了鱼雷.

A tug boat can pull much larger ships.: 一艘拖船可以拉比它大得多的轮船.

Besides, he would tug at the ribbons of her bonnet and, no doubt, rumple her dress.: 此外, 他还拉扯她帽子上的饰带, 当然也会弄皱她的衣裙.

He unkindly gave his sister's hair a tug.: 他狠心地扯了一下妹妹的头发.

The tug is towing three barges.: 那只拖船正拖着三只驳船.

Seconds later he felt a sudden tug and he surfaced.: 片刻,他突然感到被一股拉力拉出水面.

There are many interesting things in the tug of war competitions in China and abroad.: 中外拔河赛中,有不少很有趣的玩艺儿.

The tug eased into the narrow docking space.: 拖船小心地驶入狭窄的码头停泊处.

The most surprising event of Olympic yesteryear , however , is Tug of War.: 如果说最令人惊奇的前奥运项目, 莫过于拔河.

The tug cleared the bridge.: 拖船通过大桥.

Team strength and team work play crucial roles in the tug of war.: 拔河比赛中,除了体现团队的力量外,队员之间的整体协调和配合也很关键.

Yes, at the moment there is a tug of war between house buyers and property developers.: 的确, 目前购房者与房地产开发商之间正在进行一场“拔河”比赛.

From Cuba, Hearst's star reporters wrote stories designed to tug at the heartstrings of Americans.: 从古巴, 赫斯特的明星记者发回的报道牵动着美国人的神经.

The steam tug takes canal boats and barges in tow.: 驳船后面拖着小艇和平底船.

The Flying Cloud was moored alongside a tug , commonly known as a " company boat. ": 云飞轮船果然泊在一条大拖船 —— 所谓 “ 公司船 ” 的外边.

Tom felt a tug at his sleeve.: 汤姆觉得袖子被人拉了一下.

The tug was seaward of the Hakai Passage on a course that diverged from the Calvert Island coastline.: 托船驶离卡尔弗特岛海岸朝哈凯航道驶去。

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