Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6725
tug
猛拉；拽
a sudden strong pull
- 1.
A sudden powerful pull.
猛拉；急拉。
- 2.
A tugboat.
拖船；拖轮。
- 3.
A type of tractor used for moving trailers.
移动拖车的牵引车。
- 4.
A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
挽具的牵引带或拉带。
- 5.
A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.
一种由绳子制成、通常带结的狗玩具。
- 6.
An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
提升桶上的铁钩,供连接滑车。
拖船；牵引车；狗咬绳；狗用拔河绳；挽绳；套绳；起重桶的铁钩
In use
She gave the rope a quick tug, and the knot came loose.
I felt a gentle tug on my coat sleeve and turned around.
He opened the heavy door with one strong tug.
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。
feel a tug (on sth)
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。
a tug of [sth]
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。
Connections
Collocations
- give a tug
- 拉一下
- He gave a tug on the rope.他拉了一下绳子。
- feel a tug
- 感到一阵拉扯
- She felt a tug at her sleeve.她感到袖子被拉了一下。
- tug boat
- 拖船
- The tug boat guided the ship into the harbor.拖船引导船只进入港口。
- powerful tug
- 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。
- harbor tug
- 港口拖船
- The harbor tug is small but very strong.港口拖船虽小但非常有力。
- a sharp tug
- 猛地一拉
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一艘小拖船（tugboat）用力拖拽大船，就是“tug”的动作。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'tug' (/tʌɡ/): /bʌɡ/, /rʌɡ/, /hʌɡ/, /dʒʌɡ/. No spelling lookalikes that sound different are included.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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