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tug at sth
表示用力拉某物，常与'at'搭配。
He tugged at the rope.
他用力拉绳子。
用力拉；拖拽
tugged — past of tug
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
用力拉；拖拽
To pull or drag something with great effort.
He tugged at the rope.
他用力拉绳子。
用力拉或拖。
To pull or drag with great effort.
反复用力拉。
To pull hard repeatedly.
用拖船拖曳。
To tow by tugboat.
tug
Base
原形
tugs
3rd person
第三人称单数
tugging
-ing
现在分词
tugged
Past
过去式
tugged
Past participle
过去分词
She tugs the rope.
她用力拉绳子。
He tugged the door open.
他用力拉开门。
They are tugging the boat ashore.
他们正在把船拖上岸。
规则动词，过去式及过去分词为tugged，现在分词为tugging。
The little girl tugged at her mother's sleeve to get her attention.
小女孩用力拉了拉妈妈的袖子，想引起她的注意。
He tugged the heavy suitcase across the station floor.
他用力把沉重的行李箱拖过车站大厅的地面。
Two dogs were tugging on opposite ends of the same rope.
两只狗正用力拉着同一根绳子的两端。
表示用力拉某物，常与'at'搭配。
He tugged at the rope.
他用力拉绳子。
与'tug at'类似，强调持续用力。
The child tugged on my sleeve.
孩子拽我的袖子。
直接接宾语，可带补足语说明结果。
She tugged the door open.
她猛地拉开门。
Not this
He tuged the rope.
Use this
He tugged the rope.
动词tug的过去式需要双写g再加-ed，写成tugged，而不是tuged。
Not this
He tugged the heavy box across the floor.
Use this
He dragged the heavy box across the floor.
tug强调短促用力的拉，而drag表示持续费力地拖拽重物，所以这里用drag更合适。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拉某人的袖子
She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention.
她拉了拉他的袖子以引起他的注意。
用力拉绳子
He tugged on the rope to test its strength.
他用力拉了拉绳子，试试它的强度。
用力把门拉开
She tugged the door open and ran out.
她用力把门拉开，跑了出去。
牵动某人的心弦
The story of the lost dog really tugged at my heartstrings.
那只走失的狗的故事真的牵动了我的心弦。
把船拖进港口
Tugboats tugged the damaged ship into port.
拖船把受损的船拖进了港口。
触动某人的心弦；使某人动情
The documentary about stray dogs really tugged at my heartstrings.
这部关于流浪狗的纪录片真的触动了我的心弦。
拔河；激烈的争夺
The negotiation was a tug of war between the two companies.
这场谈判是这两家公司之间的一场激烈较量。
对人卑躬屈膝；低三下四
He expects his staff to tug their forelocks every time he walks in.
他希望每次他走进来时员工都向他卑躬屈膝。
不要拽超人的斗篷。
This line is from the 1972 Jim Croce hit song 'You Don't Mess Around with Jim' and humorously advises people not to challenge someone far more powerful than themselves.
这句歌词出自吉姆·克罗斯1972年的热门歌曲《You Don't Mess Around with Jim》，以幽默的方式建议人们不要挑战比自己强大得多的人。
Use tugged naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
tug 里的 g 像一只钩子，钩住物体用力往后拖，记住“用力拉”的意思。
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常用力拉拽、反复拉扯（如拉衣角或袖子）、港口与船舶拖曳作业 tug 作动词时整体多为中性词，日常口语和书面语都常用；表示“用拖船拖曳”时比较常见于航运、港口等专业场景。建议按中性词使用，在特定行业语境中再理解其专业含义。
用作及物动词时直接接宾语；用作不及物动词时常与at连用表示'用力拉某物'。
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