Word · Frequency #16705
yank
猛拉；猛地一拉
to pull or move something suddenly and forcefully
- 1.
To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
快速用力地拉拽；猛拉
快速用力地拉拽；猛拉；猛拉
In use
She yanked the door open and ran out.
Don't yank the cord; pull it gently.
He was yanking weeds out of the garden.
yank sth
yank 表示突然而用力地拉，比 pull 更猛烈。
She yanked the cord and the lights went out.
她猛拉了一下电线，灯灭了。
yank sth + adv/prep
用 away 等副词或 from 等介词短语说明猛拉的方向或来源。
He yanked the child away from the busy road.
他猛地把孩子从繁忙的马路上拉开。
yank sth open/shut
open/shut 等形容词放在宾语后，表示猛拉的结果。
She yanked the drawer open and took out a file.
她猛地拉开抽屉，拿出了一份文件。
yank at/on sth
yank at/on sth 强调拉扯的动作本身，不强调把东西拉走。
The dog was yanking at its leash the whole walk.
一路上那只狗一直猛拽着狗绳。
Verb forms
base yank · third person yanks · -ing yanking · past yanked · past participle yanked
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均直接加 -ed。
Common mistakes
He yanked the door.He yanked the door open.
yank 只表示猛地用力拉，本身不包含拉的结果。汉语可以说“把门拉开”，其中“开”是补语；英语也要补上表示结果的形容词 open，否则句子只表示他拉了一下门，没有说明门开了。
He yanked the drawer gently.He pulled the drawer gently.
yank 的意思是“猛烈地、突然地拉”，和 gently（轻轻地）在语义上互相矛盾。表达“轻轻地拉”这类缓慢、轻柔的动作，要用中性动词 pull，不用 yank。
He yanked his coat and ran out.He yanked his coat off and ran out.
yank sth 只表示用力拽某物，并不表示把它从穿着的身体上脱下。要表达“猛地脱掉（衣服）”，需要用 off 构成动词短语 yank off，表示去除的动作。
Connections
Collocations
- yank open
- 猛地拉开
- She yanked open the stuck drawer.她猛地拉开了卡住的抽屉。
- yank out
- 用力拔出；猛地抽出
- The dentist yanked out the loose tooth.牙医猛地拔掉了那颗松动的牙齿。
- yank on
- 猛拉；用力拽
- He yanked on the rope to ring the bell.他猛拉绳子敲响了铃铛。
- yank away
- 猛地拉开；突然抽走
- She yanked away the book before I could read it.我还没来得及看，她就猛地抽走了那本书。
- yank off
- 猛地脱掉；用力扯掉
- He yanked off his wet shirt.他猛地脱掉了湿透的衬衫。
- yank the cord
- 猛拉绳索或电线
Learner notes
Memory Tip
yank 开头 ya 像‘呀’，被人猛地一拉时惊叫‘呀！’——猛拉就是 yank。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、非正式写作、生动的叙事或描述 yank 表示突然用力猛拉，通常用于日常口语或较为随意的表达中，正式场合更常用 pull 或 tug。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都包含 /æŋk/ 尾音，与 yank 押韵。注意：不要将 yank 与 yak /jæk/、yarn /jɑrn/、yawn /jɔn/ 混淆，它们拼写相似但发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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