pulled

1. V-T/V-I When you pull something, you hold it firmly and use force in order to move it toward you or away from its previous position. 拉; 拔

They have pulled out patients' teeth unnecessarily. 他們毫無(wú)必要地拔掉了病人的牙。

Erica was solemn, pulling at her blonde curls. 埃麗卡表情嚴(yán)肅，拉扯著她金黃色的卷發(fā)。

I helped pull him out of the water. 我?guī)椭阉麖乃e拉了出來(lái)。

Someone pulled her hair. 有人揪她的頭發(fā)。

2. N-COUNT Pull is also a noun. 拉; 拔

The feather must be removed with a straight, firm pull. 羽毛必須筆直地用力一拔才能拔掉。

3. V-T When you pull an object from a bag, pocket, or cabinet, you put your hand in and bring the object out. 掏出

Jack pulled the slip of paper from his shirt pocket. 傑尅從襯衣口袋裡掏出那張紙條。

4. V-T When a vehicle, animal, or person pulls a cart or piece of machinery, they are attached to it or hold it, so that it moves along behind them when they move forward. 拉

He pulls a rickshaw, probably the oldest form of human taxi service. 他拉一輛黃包車，這可能是最古老形式的人類出租車服務(wù)。

5. V-T If you pull yourself or pull a part of your body in a particular direction, you move your body or a part of your body with effort or force. (使勁) 移動(dòng)

Hughes pulled himself slowly to his feet. 休斯挪動(dòng)身躰，慢慢地站了起來(lái)。

He pulled his arms out of the sleeves. 他把雙臂從袖子裡抽了出來(lái)。

6. V-I When a driver or vehicle pulls to a stop or a halt, the vehicle stops. 停車

He pulled to a stop behind a pickup truck. 他把車停在了一輛小型貨車後麪。

7. V-I In a race or contest, if you pull ahead of or pull away from an opponent, you gradually increase the amount by which you are ahead of them. 逐漸拉開(kāi) (領(lǐng)先的距離)

He pulled away, extending his lead to 15 seconds. 他甩開(kāi)了對(duì)手，領(lǐng)先優(yōu)勢(shì)擴(kuò)大到了15秒。

8. V-T If you pull something apart, you break or divide it into small pieces, often in order to put them back together again in a different way. 拆下

If I wanted to improve the car significantly I would have to pull it apart and start again. 如果我想大大提高這輛車的性能，我就得將它拆開(kāi)來(lái)重新組裝。

9. V-T To pull crowds, viewers, or voters means to attract them. 吸引[非正式]

The organizers have to employ performers to pull a crowd. 那些組織者不得不雇表縯者來(lái)吸引群衆(zhòng)。

10. PHRASAL VERB Pull in means the same as . 吸引

They provided a far better news service and pulled in many more viewers. 他們提供了好得多的新聞節(jié)目，吸引了更多的觀衆(zhòng)。

11. N-COUNT A pull is a strong physical force that causes things to move in a particular direction. 引力

...the pull of gravity. …地心引力。

12. to pull a face→see face

13. to pull someone's leg→see leg

14. to pull strings→see string

15. to pull your weight→see weight