[VERB 动词]使劲拉;拽 If you tug something or tug at it, you give it a quick and usually strong pull.
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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。
Tug is also a noun.
Bobby gave her hair a tug…
博比使劲拽了她头发一下。
I felt a tug at my sleeve.
我感到袖子被拽了一下。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]拖船;拖轮 A tug or a tug boat is a small powerful boat which pulls large ships, usually when they come into a port.
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tug/tʌɡ; NAmEtʌɡ/
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tugtugstuggedtuggingverb(-gg-)1[intransitive , transitive ]to pull sth hard, often several times (常为几次用力)拉,拖,拽tug(at/on sth) ◆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tugsth ◆The baby was tugging her hair.婴儿直扯她的头发。tugsth + adj. ◆He tugged the door open.他用力拉开了门。2[transitive ]tugsth + adv./prep. to pull sth hard in a particular direction (朝某一方向用力)拉,拖,拽◆He tugged the hat down over his head.他把帽子往下拉了拉遮住脸。☞synonyms at
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noun _shipsandboats_comp.jpg _container.jpg 1(alsotug·boat/ˈtʌɡbəʊt; NAmEˈtʌɡboʊt/)a small powerful boat for pulling ships, especially into a harbouror up a river 拖船2a sudden hard pull (突然的)猛拉,猛拽◆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。3[usually singular ]a sudden strong emotional feeling 一股强烈的感情◆a tug of attraction一阵强烈的吸引tug/tʌɡ; NAmEtʌɡ/tug·boat/ˈtʌɡbəʊt; NAmEˈtʌɡboʊt/
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tugtug1 /tʌɡ/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle tugged, present participle tugging)
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1[intransitive, transitive] to pull with one or more short, quick pulls: The woman gently tugged his arm.tug at/on something Joe was tugging at her sleeve.► see thesaurus at
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2[transitive always + adverb/preposition] British English to pull a piece of clothing quickly onto your bodytug something on Alice was tugging on a sweater.3tug at somebody’s heart/heartstrings written to make someone feel sympathy for someone or something
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tug2 noun
tugtug2 noun [countable]
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1 (also ˈtug boat) a small strong boat used for pulling or guiding ships into a port, up a river etc2[usually singular] a sudden strong pull: She removed the bandage with a sharp tug.3[usually singular] a strong and sudden feelingtug of Kate felt a tug of jealousy.
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