| 词组 | pull |
| 释义 | pull [pulled, pulled, pulling] pull ahead 1. pull ahead to succeed in getting in front of someone who you are racing against, or in getting more points than a person or team that you are competing against: ▪ Then, with four minutes left to play, Stanford began pulling ahead. ▪ The two swam neck and neck for over half the race, before Akers suddenly pulled ahead. 2. pull ahead to become more successful than other people, places, organizations etc: ▪ The industrial north performed badly, while the south-east was clearly pulling ahead. + of ▪ They managed to pull ahead of their rivals in the soft drinks business. ■ SIMILAR TO: overtake 3. pull ahead to go past a vehicle that is travelling beside or in front of yours, by driving faster than it is driving + of ▪ Chrissie stepped on the accelerator and pulled ahead of the truck again. ■ SIMILAR TO: overtake, ↑pass pull apart 1. pull sth/sb apart • pull apart sth/sb to make people argue or fight with each other, so that a relationship ends, or a family group, country etc becomes divided: ▪ We mustn't let this criticism pull the team apart. ▪ There was little hope for the community, pulled apart by violence, drug abuse and poverty. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑tear apart 2. pull sth apart to destroy something completely by breaking it or tearing it into pieces: ▪ The crowd went wild and proceeded to pull the place apart. ▪ The dogs were fighting over the body, pulling it apart. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑tear apart 3. pull apart sth • pull sth apart especially BrE to criticize every part of an idea, piece of work, organization etc very severely: ▪ Every single one of our proposals was pulled apart. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑take apart 4. pull sb/sth apart • pull apart sb/sth to separate people or animals when they are fighting: ▪ The referee intervened to pull the pair apart. 5. pull sb apart to make someone feel very upset and confused: ▪ The conflicting demands of career and family were pulling her apart. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑tear apart pull at 1. pull at sth not passive to pull something towards you, especially something that is heavy or difficult to move: ▪ Gordon pulled at the gate, and it swung open enough to allow him inside. 2. pull at sb's sleeve, arm etc to pull someone's clothes or arm several times to try and attract their attention, or make them come with you: ▪ She pulled at her mother's sleeve saying, "Come on, hurry up." 3. pull at sb/sth not passive if something pulls at you or your emotions, it affects your feelings strongly: ▪ Two opposite feelings pulled at her - one of delight and the other of guilt. ▪ His brilliant speeches pulled at the crowd's emotions. pull away 1. pull away if a vehicle pulls away, it starts moving away from the place where it has stopped: ▪ Matt jumped onto the bus just as it was pulling away. + from ▪ I watched as a black saloon car pulled away from the kerb behind us. 2. pull away to suddenly move your body away from someone who is holding or touching you + from ▪ "You're hurting me," Lily said, pulling away from him. 3. pull away to succeed in getting more points than another person or team that you are competing against, or in getting in front of someone who you are racing against: ▪ The US team began to pull away a little in the second half. ▪ Gunnell came through strongly into the final bend, and pulled away to win by half a second. 4. pull away to avoid becoming involved in something + from ▪ This gave the government one last chance to pull away from disaster. ■ SIMILAR TO: avoid 5. pull away to become separated from something, instead of being fixed to it + from ▪ Some of the pages had pulled away from the spine of the book. pull back 1. pull back • pull back sth • pull sth back especially AmE if an army pulls back or is pulled back, it leaves its present position and moves to a position that is less threatening or dangerous: ▪ Even though the Red Army was pulling back from Eastern Europe, Bush kept a large American force in Germany. ▪ At the same time Washington was pulling back American forces from South Vietnam. ■ SIMILAR TO: withdraw pullback n singular AmE when a country makes its army leave its present position and move to a position that is less threatening and dangerous: ▪ A pullback of US troops would leave the country in serious danger. 2. pull back sth • pull sth back BrE if a team that is losing pulls a goal back or pulls points back, it succeeds in scoring a goal or winning some points: ▪ After Brian Borrows had scored twice, Kevin Gallacher added a third, before Redknapp pulled one back for Liverpool. 3. pull back to decide not to do or become involved in something: ▪ In Singapore share prices fell, as foreign investors pulled back after several days of gains. + from ▪ In the end, the group pulled back from financing the project. pullback n singular AmE when a person, company etc decides not to continue doing something that they have been doing, because they do not feel confident about it.: ▪ There have been fears of a major pullback in bank lending. 4. pull sth back • pull back sth to help a company, organization etc that is in a difficult situation to get out of it + from ▪ It won't be easy for the new leader to pull the party back from its present position and unite it. pull sth back from the brink of sth (=prevent a company, organization etc from getting into so much difficulty that it cannot get out of it) ▪ The company is expecting its major shareholders to come up with an aid package to pull it back from the brink of financial ruin. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑turn around 5. pull back to suddenly move your body away from someone who is holding or touching you + from ▪ She gave a cry, and pulled back from him. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pull away pull down 1. pull sth down • pull down sth to deliberately destroy a building or other structure, for example because it is not safe, or because the land it is on is needed for something else: ▪ The old railway station was closed and pulled down around 1965. ▪ That's where the mill used to be - they pulled it down to make space for new development. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑knock down, demolish formal 2. pull down sth not passive AmE informal to earn a particular amount of money in your job: ▪ Television weather readers are pulling down $1 million annually. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑get, earn 3. pull down sth • pull sth down to make something fall to a lower level or standard than it was before: ▪ Estate agents say that the recession is really pulling down house prices. 4. pull sb down BrE if worry, illness etc pulls you down, it makes you feel unhappy, or it makes you less healthy or less successful: ▪ This unpleasantness with the neighbours is really pulling her down. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑drag down, ↑get down 5. pull down a rebound AmE informal to catch the ball after someone has tried and failed to make a basket (=make points) in the game of basketball: ▪ Malone pulled down a rebound and took the game from the Celtics' control. pull for pull for sb AmE to hope that a person or team will succeed, or to encourage them to succeed: ▪ I'm pulling for the Dolphins. ▪ We're all pulling for you, Kim. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑root for pull in 1. pull in if a vehicle pulls in, the driver moves it to the side of the road or to a place where it can stop: ▪ I'm going to pull in at the next garage - I want to check the tyres. ▪ Would you mind pulling in over there? ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑pull over 2. pull in if a train, bus etc pulls in, it arrives at the railway or bus station: ▪ We ran onto the platform just as the train was pulling in. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑arrive 3. pull sb in • pull in sb especially BrE if the police pull someone in, they take them to a police station in order to ask them questions, because they think they may have committed a crime: ▪ The police suspected that Stevenson was the murderer, but didn't have enough evidence to pull him in. ■ SIMILAR TO: arrest 4. pull in sb • pull sb in to attract people in large numbers: ▪ The bank launched a new account and advertised it heavily to pull in thousands of new investors. pull in the crowds/customers etc ▪ Opera and ballet are just not pulling in the crowds like they used to do. ■ SIMILAR TO: attract 5. pull in sth • pull sth in to earn a particular amount of money, especially a lot of money: ▪ Local parents are hoping to pull in $50,000 for their school district with a weekend garage sale. ▪ The film has so far pulled in about $15 billion at the box office. pull into 1. pull into sth not passive if a train, bus, ship, etc pulls into a place, it arrives there: ▪ By the time the train pulled into King's Cross Station the next day, we were all exhausted. ■ SIMILAR TO: arrive (at) 2. pull into sth not passive if a vehicle pulls into a place, the driver moves the vehicle to a place where it can stop: ▪ At lunchtime we pulled into a roadside picnic area. 3. pull sb/sth into sth usually passive to involve a person, country etc in a particular situation or activity, especially when they would prefer not to be involved: ▪ It was only a matter of time before America was pulled into the conflict. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑drag into pull off 1. pull sth off • pull off sth to succeed in doing or achieving something difficult: ▪ This is a difficult role to play, and John Travolta has pulled it off magnificently. ▪ She is confident that she will be able to pull off a deal. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑carry off 2. pull off sth • pull off if a vehicle pulls off a road, it leaves the road in order to stop somewhere or to turn off that road onto a smaller one: ▪ I pulled off the road, put my seat back and fell asleep. ▪ Manison was coming up to the freeway exit. He signalled and pulled off. 3. pull off if a vehicle pulls off, it starts moving away from the place where it has stopped: ▪ It wasn't very long before the train pulled off and we were on our way. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑move off, ↑pull away pull on pull on sth to put clothes on: ▪ Shelley hastily pulled on a pair of jeans and a thin cotton sweatshirt. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑put on pull out 1. pull out if a vehicle pulls out, it moves away from the side of the road or it moves forward onto a road: ▪ Mike got into the car and pulled out onto the highway, headed north. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑move out 2. pull out if a vehicle pulls out, it moves towards the middle of the road, in order to pass someone in front: ▪ Always look in your side mirror before pulling out. ▪ A truck suddenly pulled out in front of him. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑move out 3. pull out if a train pulls out, it starts to leave the station + of ▪ As the train pulled out of the station, Megan leaned out of the window and waved. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑draw out 4. pull out • pull sb/sth out • pull out sb/sth to stop doing or being involved in something: ▪ The British runner, Joe Durie, had to pull out with a knee injury. + of ▪ The company is pulling out of the US hotel market after eight years. to remove someone or something form a situation that they have been involved in: ▪ As the crisis deepened, both America and Britain decided to pull out their embassy staff. 5. pull out if a country's army pulls out of a place where it has been fighting, it leaves it: ▪ The rebel leader said that if the troops did not pull out, hostages would be shot. + of ▪ when the United States finally pulled out of Vietnam pull out sth/sb • pull sth/sb out if a government or leader pulls their army out of a place that it has been fighting in or controlling, it makes the army leave the country: ▪ By the end of May the Russian government had decided to pull out its troops. ■ SIMILAR TO: withdraw pull-out n C when an army leaves a place where it has been fighting in: ▪ Following the pull-out of western forces from the region, a six-point peace plan was put forward. 6. pull out • pull sth out if a country, organization etc pulls out or is pulled out of a difficult economic situation, it manages to get out of that situation + of ▪ The economy has been struggling to pull out of the recession. ▪ J.P. Morgan shares rose, which helped to pull the stock market out of its slump. 7. pull out sth especially AmE to separate particular facts or ideas from others that you do not need, so that you can think about them or use them on their own: ▪ I'd like you to read through the report before our next meeting and pull out any points that you want us to look at. ■ SIMILAR TO: extract pull over 1. pull over if a vehicle pulls over, it moves to the side of the road and it slows down or stops: ▪ Billy pulled over at once, jumped out of the car and offered to help. ▪ I pulled over to let the ambulance pass. 2. pull sb/sth over • pull over sb/sth if the police pull a vehicle over, they make the driver move the vehicle to the side of the road and stop: ▪ he was pulled over for speeding. pull round 1. pull round BrE to gradually get better after you have been ill, or to become conscious after you have been unconscious: ▪ It was several weeks before George began to pull round after his operation. 2. pull round sth • pull sth round BrE to gradually make a business, organization etc begin to be more successful after it has been failing: ▪ it took Lassiter three years to pull the firm round and make it profitable. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑turn around pull through 1. pull through • pull sb through to succeed in staying alive and gradually get better after you have been seriously ill or injured: ▪ Both the boys have serious injuries, but we're confident that they'll pull through. ▪ Mr Morris described how positive thinking and determination helped him through two heart attacks. ■ SIMILAR TO: survive, recover (from) 2. pull through • pull through sth • pull sb through • pull sb through sth to succeed in dealing with a difficult time or situation in your life until things begin to improve again, or to help someone do this: ▪ My feeling is that one way or another the President will pull through. ▪ Do you think Russia will be able to pull through the current economic crisis? ▪ Nigel's the only person I know who might be able to pull Anna through this crisis. pull together 1. pull yourself together to control your feelings and behave calmly after you have been very upset or angry: ▪ Nina made an effort to pull herself together, and wiped away her tears. ■ SIMILAR TO: compose yourself formal 2. pull together if a group of people pull together, they all work together in order to achieve an aim that they share: ▪ I want everyone in the department to pull together as a team - support each other. ▪ A number of neighbouring schools are pulling together to tackle to problem, drugs in schools. 3. pull sth together • pull together sth to bring together various ideas, facts etc so that you can study them and compare them: ▪ The report pulled together the results of various surveys carried out for the company since 1986. pull strands/threads together (=pull together various ideas, facts etc so that you can study them and compare them) ▪ What's needed is a conclusion that pulls together the threads of your argument. 4. pull sth together • pull together sth to improve something by making all the people or groups that are involved in it work together more effectively: ▪ Given enough time, the Prime Minister should be able to pull his party together. ▪ The plan aims to pull together all the different aid programmes that are being run in the area. 5. pull sth together • pull together sth to succeed in organizing something, especially an event or an agreement: ▪ In 1961 Shelby finally pulled a deal together with Ford Motor Co and AC Cars Ltd. pull up 1. pull up if a vehicle pulls up somewhere, it stops: ▪ A line of limousines drove slowly past and pulled up to the gates. ▪ We pulled up outside the theatre. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑draw up 2. pull up a chair/stool etc to get a chair and move it so that you can sit near someone or something: ▪ Pull up a chair - we can go through this report together. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑draw up 3. pull sth up • pull up sth to remove plants and their roots from the ground, so that they cannot grow again: ▪ I spent the afternoon in the garden pulling up weeds. 4. pull sb up to tell someone that they have done something wrong, or that they must try to improve in some way: ▪ Quite a lot of the better restaurants will pull you up if you're not wearing a tie. + on ▪ All of his teachers have tried pulling him up on his behaviour, but he doesn't listen. 5. pull your socks up to improve in your work, behaviour etc, because it is not good enough: ▪ He'll have to pull his socks up if he wants to pass his exams. 6. pull sb up short/sharp to make someone suddenly realize they have made a mistake or are wrong about something: ▪ The question pulled Rosy up short, freezing the smile on her lips. |
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