Word · Frequency #6725
tugged
用力拉；拖拽
tugged is the past of tug.
To pull or drag something with great effort.
- 1.
To pull or drag with great effort.
用力拉或拖。
- 2.
To pull hard repeatedly.
反复用力拉。
- 3.
To tow by tugboat.
用拖船拖曳。
反复用力拉；拉扯；用拖船拖曳；用力拉或拖。；反复用力拉。；用拖船拖曳。
In use
The little girl tugged at her mother's sleeve to get her attention.
He tugged the heavy suitcase across the station floor.
Two dogs were tugging on opposite ends of the same rope.
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。
tug on sth
与'tug at'类似，强调持续用力。
The child tugged on my sleeve.
孩子拽我的袖子。
tug sth
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。
Connections
Collocations
- tug at someone's sleeve
- 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。
- tug on the rope
- 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。
- tug the door open
- 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。
- tug at one's heartstrings
- 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。
- tug a ship into port
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These six words all rhyme with tug /tʌg/ because their stressed vowel and final consonant are the same (/ʌg/). Be careful with lookalikes that sound different: tag /tæg/ has a different vowel, and tough /tʌf/ has a different final sound.
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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