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a tugging at/on sth
tugging 前常加不定冠词 a，后接 at 或 on 引出被拉的对象，也可用形容词修饰。
A strong tugging on the line told him a fish was biting.
钓线上的一下猛拉让他知道鱼在咬钩。
拉；拽；牵引
tuggings — plural of tugging
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拉；拽；牵引
the action of pulling something with a sudden or strong movement; a pull
A strong tugging on the line told him a fish was biting.
钓线上的一下猛拉让他知道鱼在咬钩。
拉拽的动作；一拉
The action of something that tugs; a pull.
The sudden tugging on my sleeve made me turn around.
突然有人拉我的袖子，使我转过身来。
She felt a gentle tugging at the back of her coat.
她感到外套后面被轻轻拉了一下。
The constant tugging of the dog on its leash wore me out.
狗不停拽着牵绳，让我筋疲力尽。
tugging 前常加不定冠词 a，后接 at 或 on 引出被拉的对象，也可用形容词修饰。
A strong tugging on the line told him a fish was biting.
钓线上的一下猛拉让他知道鱼在咬钩。
定冠词 the 加 of 结构强调拉扯的来源，常与表示持续或程度的形容词连用。
The constant tugging of the leash made the walk unpleasant.
皮带的不断猛拉让散步变得不愉快。
Not this
I felt a tugging my sleeve.
Use this
I felt a tugging at my sleeve.
名词 tugging 表示“拉、拽”时，被拽的对象需用介词 at 引出，构成 a tugging at + 对象；中文“感觉袖子被拉”容易直接照搬，漏掉介词 at。
Not this
The tugging the rope was strong.
Use this
The tugging of the rope was strong.
名词 tugging 后接被拉的对象时要用 of 表示所属或对象关系，即 the tugging of + 对象；中文“拉绳子”直接翻译成 the tugging the rope 缺少 of，不符合英语名词短语结构。
Not this
There were many tugging at the rope.
Use this
There were many tuggings at the rope.
tugging 是可数名词，复数形式为 tuggings；在 many 后必须用复数，因为 many 修饰可数名词复数。中文没有复数变化，容易漏掉 -s。
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