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give [sth/sb] a tug
表示对某物或某人施加一次猛拉。
She gave the rope a tug.
她猛拉了一下绳子。
猛拉；拽
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猛拉；拽
a sudden strong pull
She gave the rope a tug.
她猛拉了一下绳子。
猛拉；急拉。
A sudden powerful pull.
拖船；拖轮。
A tugboat.
移动拖车的牵引车。
A type of tractor used for moving trailers.
挽具的牵引带或拉带。
A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
She gave the rope a quick tug, and the knot came loose.
她猛地拉了一下绳子，结就松开了。
I felt a gentle tug on my coat sleeve and turned around.
我感到有人轻轻拽了一下我的外套袖子，便转过身来。
He opened the heavy door with one strong tug.
他用力一拉，打开了那扇沉重的门。
表示对某物或某人施加一次猛拉。
She gave the rope a tug.
她猛拉了一下绳子。
通常与介词on连用，表示感受到来自某处的拉力。
He felt a tug on his sleeve.
他感到袖子被猛拉了一下。
表示一次猛拉的动作，后接被拉的对象。
A tug of the chain released the brake.
猛拉链条就松开了刹车。
Not this
He gave a tug to the rope.
Use this
He gave a tug on the rope.
名词“tug”表示“猛拉”时，常接介词“on”或“at”表示拉的方向或对象；中文学习者易受动词“pull”后接“to”的影响而误用“to”，应使用“on”（或“at”）表示用力拉某物。
Not this
I felt strong tug when the train started.
Use this
I felt a strong tug when the train started.
名词“tug”是可数名词，表示“一次猛拉”，需要不定冠词“a”；中文没有冠词概念，学习者容易遗漏冠词，导致语法错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拉一下
He gave a tug on the rope.
他拉了一下绳子。
感到一阵拉扯
She felt a tug at her sleeve.
她感到袖子被拉了一下。
拖船
The tug boat guided the ship into the harbor.
拖船引导船只进入港口。
强大的拖船
A powerful tug pulled the barge upstream.
一艘强大的拖船把驳船拖向上游。
港口拖船
The harbor tug is small but very strong.
港口拖船虽小但非常有力。
猛地一拉
With a sharp tug, he opened the jammed drawer.
猛地一拉，他打开了卡住的抽屉。
拔河；激烈的竞争
The negotiation became a tug of war between the two parties.
谈判变成了两方之间的激烈较量。
牵动心弦
The movie's ending really tugged at the heartstrings.
电影的结局确实牵动了心弦。
Use tug naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一艘小拖船（tugboat）用力拖拽大船，就是“tug”的动作。
用于描述突然猛拉的动作，通常出现在日常对话或体育场景中，属于中性语域。
可数名词
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