tow

单词辨析:

pull drag draw haul tow tug 【导航词义:拉,拖】
pull v. 拉,拽
〔辨析〕

指用手把某物或某人拉向身边或沿着某个方向拉过去。

〔例证〕

Her little brother was always pulling her hair.

她的小弟弟总是拽她的头发。

She pulled her son gently towards her.

她把儿子轻轻地拉到身边。

drag v. 拖,拉,拽
〔辨析〕

指某物因太沉而只能在地面拖着走,也指硬拽某人到其并不想去的地方。

〔例证〕

She managed to drag the single bed to her bedroom.

她费了很大劲把单人床拖进卧室里。

The mother dragged her son into the kindergarten.

那位母亲硬把儿子拽进了幼儿园。

draw v. 轻拉
〔辨析〕

指不需费力地轻拉。

〔例证〕

She drew a chair up to the fireplace.

她把一把椅子拉到壁炉边。

Don't forget to draw the curtains.

别忘了拉上百叶窗。

haul v. 拖,拉
〔辨析〕

强调一直要用力,方向通常是朝前或向上。

〔例证〕

He reached down and hauled his partner up onto the wall.

他俯身把同伴拉上墙头。

The train was hauled by the steam locomotive.

那辆火车是由蒸汽机车拖动的。

tow v. 拖,拉
〔辨析〕

指用绳索或链条拖拉车或船。

〔例证〕

When was his car towed away by the police?

他的车什么时候被警察拖走的?

Something was wrong with the ship, and it had to be towed into the harbour.

那艘船出了点问题,不得不被拖进港口。

tug v. 拉,拖,拽
〔辨析〕

强调动作发生的时间短而迅速。

〔例证〕

Do you know the man who was tugging at her sleeve?

你认识拽她袖子的男人吗?

The woman standing behind him gently tugged his arm.

站在他后面的女人轻轻拽了拽她的胳膊。

相关例句:

They took the yacht in tow.

他们把游艇拖在后面。

Our car broke down, so they had to tow it to a garage.

我们的车抛锚了,所以他们必须把它拖到修车厂。

Tow years later, I'm still not one of here.

我晚来了两年。但我依然不属于这里。

Please buy tow packets of Zhonghua cigarettes ( filter tipped) and a box of match for me.

我要两包带过滤嘴的“中华”香烟和一盒火柴。

Today AAA's tow trucks have replaced the four legged rescue teams of yore.

如今,美国汽车协会的拖车已经取代了昔日的四条腿的救援队。

We have to tow that car to the nearest garage.

我们不得不把汽车拖到最近的修车厂。