Phrase
pulling together
齐心协力
pulling together is the present participle of pull together.
to work together as a group to achieve something
- 1.
To unite for a common objective.
为共同目标团结起来。
为共同目标团结起来。
In use
If everyone pulls together, we can finish the project on time.
On the camping trip, everyone pulled together to set up the tents before dark.
The volunteers are pulling together to organize the charity concert.
pull together (intransitive)
表示一群人团结合作。
The team pulled together.
团队齐心协力。
pull together to do sth
后接不定式表示目的。
They pulled together to finish the project.
他们齐心协力完成了项目。
pull together as a group
as后接集体名词。
We must pull together as a community.
我们必须作为一个社区齐心协力。
Verb forms
base pull together · third person pulls together · -ing pulling together · past pulled together · past participle pulled together
Common mistakes
We need to pull together all our members.We need to pull all our members together.
“pull together” 是分离型短语动词，名词宾语通常放在动词和介词之间，尤其是较长的名词短语。
Please pull together them.Please pull them together.
当宾语是代词时，必须放在动词和介词之间，而不能放在介词之后。
Connections
Confusing words
- pull through
- 渡过难关 · pull together 强调齐心协力，而 pull through 强调从困难中幸存或成功脱离困境，侧重结果而非过程。
- pull off
- 成功完成 · pull together 强调合作过程，pull off 强调成功完成困难任务，可能是个体或集体。
- come together
- 集合；汇合 · pull together 暗示主动努力合作，come together 仅指聚集或汇合，不强调共同努力。
Word family
- pulls together
- third person singular
- pulled together
- past, past participle
- pulling together
- present participle
Learner notes
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.