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Tug Tugged Pull Strong Boat Tʌɡ Tugging Sth

The word 'tug' can be used as a verb, meaning to pull something hard, or as a noun, referring to a tugboat.

(动词)使劲拉;拽;(名词)拖船;拖轮

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/tʌ̱g/
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[VERB 动词]使劲拉;拽 If you tug something or tug at it, you give it a quick and usually strong pull.
  [V at n]
  [V n]
  [Also V]
  • 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.

    Oxford tug / tʌɡ ; NAmE tʌɡ /
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    tug tugs tugged tugging
    verb ( -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
    pull
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    noun _shipsandboats_comp.jpg _container.jpg 1 ( also tug·boat / ˈtʌɡbəʊt ; NAmE ˈtʌɡboʊt / ) a small powerful boat for pulling ships, especially into a harbouror up a river 拖船 2 a 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 ; NAmE tʌɡ / tug·boat / ˈtʌɡbəʊt ; NAmE ˈtʌɡboʊt /
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    tug1 verb
    tug2 noun
    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
    pull
    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
    tug1 verb
    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.
    WDF

    tug

    [tʌg]tugged, tugging, tugs

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    tugged[198] tugging[450] tugs[268]
    拖船(64%),用力拉(36%)
    n.拖船;拖曳;苦干
    vt.用力拉;较量;用拖船拖
    vi.用力拉;竞争;努力做

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