Word · Frequency #718
pull
/pʊl/
interjection
放靶
shooter's command to release or launch the target
多用于飞碟等射击运动中，射手喊出以请求放靶。
- 1.
Command used by a target shooter to request that the target be released/launched.
射击运动员请求释放/发射目标的指令
射击运动员请求释放/发射目标的指令
In use
In a trap shooting competition, the athlete shouted pull, and the clay target flew out of the machine.
The trap operator waits until the shooter clearly calls pull before releasing the target.
During practice, the coach reminded the beginner to say pull before the target was launched.
Connections
Collocations
- shout 'Pull!'
- 大喊“放靶！”
- He shouted 'Pull!' and raised his shotgun.他大喊“放靶！”，并举起了猎枪。
- the 'Pull!' command
- “放靶！”口令
- The trap operator waited for the 'Pull!' command.放靶员等待着“放靶！”口令。
- give the 'Pull!' call
- 发出“放靶！”的口令
- The shooter gave the 'Pull!' call to release the target.射手发出“放靶！”的口令，让靶被放出。
Idioms & figurative uses
- pull someone's leg
- 开玩笑，逗某人He is just pulling your leg, don't take it seriously.他只是在开玩笑，别当真。
- pull strings
- 利用关系，走后门She pulled strings to get her son the job.她托关系给儿子谋到了那份工作。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
射击手喊“Pull!”就像“拉”一下放出飞靶：把pull联想成拉绳子的动作，一声令下靶子被拉出来。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：shooting range、clay target shooting 这个感叹词通常用于射击场，射手向负责放靶的人喊出的简短指令；多用于飞碟射击或靶场训练，比较常见于口语化的专业场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵（/ʊl/）的有 bull、full、wool（注意 wool 拼作 oo 但读音相同）。拼写相同的 dull 读 /dʌl/，元音不同；pool 读 /puːl/，是长元音；good 虽与 pull 元音相同，但结尾是 /d/，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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