pull /pʊl/ ► SEE ALLpull aheadpull ahead of sb/sthpull sb/sth apartpull sth apartpull sb asidepull sth asidepull at sthpull away (from sth)pull sb/sth away (from sb/sth)pull backpull backpull sb/sth backpull sb/sth backpull sb down pull sth downpull for sb/sth pull inpull into sthpull sb inpull sth inpull offpull off sthpull sb/sth offpull sb/sth off sb/sthpull sth offpull sth onpull on/at sthpull outpull outpull out of sthpull sb/sth outpull sb/sth out of sthpull sth outpull sth out of sthpull overpull sb/sth overpull throughpull through sthpull sb throughpull sb through sthpull sth topull togetherpull sth togetherpull yourself togetherpull sb/sth underpull uppull sb uppull sth uppull yourself up●ˌpull aˈhead●ˌpull aˈhead of sb/sthto move in front of sb/sth, especially suddenly or unexpectedly（突然或出人意料地）抢先，领先◆I pulled ahead of the other runners on the last straight. 在直道冲刺时，我一下子超过了其他选手。[v + adv][v + adv + prep]●ˌpull sb/sth aˈpart1.to separate sb/sth, often people or animals that are fighting拉开，分开（打斗的人或动物）◆It took several of us to pull them apart. 我们上了好几个人才把他们拉开。SYNseparate sb/sth (more formal) 2.to severely criticize sb/sth严厉批评；斥责◆She pulled my work apart and made me do it again. 她把我的工作批得一无是处，而且让我返工。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n] (less frequent) ●ˌpull sth aˈpart🔑to destroy sth or separate sth into pieces by pulling parts of it in different directions毁坏；拆散；拆卸◆I pulled the machine apart, but couldn’t find what was wrong with it. 我卸开机器，但没找到毛病。◆The fox was pulled apart by the dogs. 几条狗把狐狸撕成了碎片。➡ note at tear sth up[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n] (less frequent) ●ˌpull sb aˈsideto take sb to a quiet corner or place to talk to them privately把某人拉到一旁（私下说话）◆I pulled him aside to warn him not to say anything. 我把他拉到一边，警告他什么也别说。SYNtake sb aˈside[v + n/pron + adv]●ˌpull sth aˈsideto move sth such as a curtain so that you can see sth拉开（帘子等）◆She pulled the curtain aside to reveal a small door. 她掀开帘子，露出了一扇小门。OBJcurtain[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˈpull at sth1.to pull sth lightly several times especially to gain attention（尤指为引人注意）接连轻拽◆The little boy pulled anxiously at her sleeve. 小男孩焦急地拉了拉她的袖子。2.➡pull on/at sthSYNtug at sth[v + prep]●ˌpull aˈway (from sth)1.when a vehicle pulls away, it begins to move（车辆）开动◆The train was pulling away as we reached the station. 我们赶到车站时火车刚刚启动。◆I started the engine and pulled away from the kerb. 我发动引擎驶离了路边。2.to gradually move further in front of sb/sth; to start to win a game or competition by getting more points than your opponent逐渐拉大（与对手的）距离（或比分）；获胜在望◆The British boat began to pull away from the Italians (= in a race). 英国赛艇渐渐甩开了意大利赛艇。◆The German pair pulled away to finish three games ahead (= in tennis). 德国双打选手以胜三局领先。3.(from sb/sth)to move quickly away from sb/sth迅速离开；逃脱◆She pulled away from him in horror. 她惊恐地挣脱了他。[v + adv]●ˌpull sb/sth aˈway (from sb/sth)to make sb/sth move away from sb/sth使远离；拉开◆I pulled her away from the edge. 我把她从边上拉了回来。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌpull ˈback1.(from sb/sth)to move backwards away from sb/sth退回；缩回◆He pulled back and stared at her in disbelief. 他倒退一步，疑惑地盯着她。◆The camera then pulled back to a wider view. 然后摄影机镜头拉回，使取景变宽。2.to decide not to do sth you were intending to do, usually because of possible problems退却；反悔◆Their sponsors pulled back from financing the movie. 赞助商打了退堂鼓，不再资助该部影片。SYNwithdraw[v + adv]●ˌpull ˈback●ˌpull sb/sth ˈback1.to move back from a place; to make an army move back from a place撤离；撤回（部队）2. (BrE, sport体育) to improve a team’s position in a game扭转颓势；挽回败局；翻盘◆Rangers pulled back to 4–3. 流浪者队以 4:3 反超。◆They pulled back a goal in the last few minutes of the game. 在比赛结束前几分钟，他们扳回了一球。[v + adv][v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]●ˌpull sb/sth ˈbackto hold sb/sth and move them/it backwards, sideways or away from sth向后拉；拉到一旁；拽开◆I pulled the child back from the edge. 我把孩子从边上拉了回来。◆He pulled back the curtain. 他拉开了窗帘。◆She pulled the sheet back to show us the wound. 她掀开被子，让我们看伤处。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌpull sb ˈdown (informal, especially NAmE) to have a bad effect on sb’s health or happiness使虚弱；使扫兴◆The strain is really pulling me down. 压力着实把我拖垮了。SYNget sb down[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌpull sth ˈdown🔑1.to move sth from a higher to a lower position拉下；放下◆She pulled down the blinds and locked the door. 她放下卷帘，锁上了门。◆He dried his hands and pulled down his sleeves. 他擦干手，放下衣袖。OBJblinds, trousers2. (especially BrE) to destroy a building completely摧毁，捣毁，拆除（建筑物）◆My old school has been pulled down. 我的母校被拆了。OBJhouse, building SYNdemolish sth (more formal) ➡ note at knock sth down3. (computing计算机) to make a list of possible choices appear on a computer screen by pressing one of the buttons on the mouse下拉（选项菜单）4. (informal) ➡pull sth in[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]▸ˈpull-down
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[only before noun]used to describe a list of possible choices that appears on a computer screen below a title下拉式的◆a pull-down menu 下拉式菜单●ˈpull for sb/sth (NAmE) to support and encourage sb/sth and hope they will be successful支持；激励◆Hang in there, we’re all pulling for you to win! 坚持下去，我们都在为你加油，希望你取胜！SYNroot for sb/sth[v + prep]●ˌpull ˈin🔑●ˌpull ˈinto sth🔑1.if a train or a bus pulls in, it arrives somewhere and stops（火车或公共汽车）到站，进站停靠◆The express pulled in on time. 特快列车准时进站了。◆The coach pulled into bay 27. 该辆长途汽车驶进了 27 号站台。2. (BrE) if a vehicle or a driver pulls in, they move to the side of the road and stop（车辆或司机）驶向路边停靠◆Pull in in front of the bus. 开到路边，停在公共汽车前。◆He pulled into the parking lot and turned off the engine. 他把车开进停车场熄了火。SYNdraw in, draw into sth OPPpull out, pull out of sth[v + adv][v + prep]●ˌpull sb ˈin1. (informal) to bring sb to a police station in order to ask them questions拘留（盘问）◆The police have pulled him in for questioning. 警方把他扣起来讯问。SYNbring sb in2.if an event or a show pulls people in, it attracts people in large numbers（活动或演出）聚集，吸引（很多人）◆The show is still pulling in the crowds. 表演依然吸引着大批观众。OBJcrowds, customers SYNget sb in1[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]2[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]●ˌpull sth ˈin ( ˌpull sth ˈdown) (informal) to earn a particular amount of money赚，挣（钱）◆He must be pulling in a hundred thousand. 他肯定能赚十万。[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv] (rare) ●ˌpull ˈoff🔑●ˌpull ˈoff sth🔑 (of a vehicle or its driver车辆或司机) to leave the road in order to stop for a short time驶离（公路）后短暂停车◆He pulled off onto the verge. 他把车开到路边停下。◆I pulled off the main road and stopped. 我把车驶离大路然后停下。[v + adv][v + prep + n]●ˌpull sb/sth ˈoff●ˌpull sb/sth ˈoff sb/sthto strongly pull away sb/sth that is attacking sb/sth else用力拉开（进攻的人或动物）◆They tried to pull off the dogs with their hands. 他们试图徒手把那些狗拽开。◆He had to be pulled off the older man by two policemen. 两名警察才把他从老人身边拉开。[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv][v + n/pron + prep]●ˌpull sth ˈoff1.to remove an item of clothing quickly or with difficulty（迅速或费力地）脱下（衣物）◆She pulled off her hat and gloves. 她一把摘掉帽子和手套。SYNtake sth off OPPpull sth on2. (informal) to succeed in doing or achieving sth difficult做成，完成（困难的事情）◆The goalie pulled off a terrific save. 守门员来了个漂亮的救球。◆If anyone can pull it off, I’m sure you can. 如果有什么人能办成这事，我敢说就是你了。SYNbring sth off1[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]2[v + adv + n][v + pron + adv][v + n + adv] (rare) ●ˌpull sth ˈonto put an item of clothing on quickly or with difficulty（迅速或费力地）穿上（衣物）◆I pulled my shorts on and ran outside. 我套上短裤，跑了出去。SYNput sth on OPPpull sth off[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˈpull on/at sthto take long deep breaths from a cigarette, etc.猛抽，狠吸（香烟等）◆She pulled on her cigar. 她深深地吸了口雪茄。OBJcigarette, cigar[v + prep]●ˌpull ˈout🔑1. ( ˌpull ˈout of sth) if a train or bus pulls out, it leaves a place（火车或公共汽车）出站，驶离◆The train pulled out (of the station) on time. 火车准点开出了车站。SYNdraw out, draw out of sth OPPpull in, pull into sth2.[+ adv/prep] (of a vehicle or its driver车辆或司机) to move away from the side of a road, from behind sth, etc.驶离路边；超车◆I pulled out onto the main road. 我开车驶上了主干道。◆A white van suddenly pulled out in front of me. 一辆白色小货车突然超车到我前面。[v + adv]1also[v + adv + prep]●ˌpull ˈout🔑●ˌpull ˈout of sth🔑●ˌpull sb/sth ˈout🔑●ˌpull sb/sth ˈout of sth🔑1.to move or to make sb/sth move away from sth or stop being involved in it（使）脱离，退出◆They are pulling their troops out of the war zone. 他们正从战区撤军。2. ( ˌpull ˈout of doing sth, ˌpull sb/sth ˈout of doing sth) to stop being involved in sth or decide not to do sth you had promised to do; to make sb do this（使）退却，反悔◆The other firm wanted to pull out of the deal. 对方公司想退出交易。◆The manager has pulled the team out of the competition. 主教练让本队退出了比赛。◆The company is pulling out of sponsoring the team. 那家公司停止赞助该队了。SYNback out, back out of sth, back out of doing sth, withdraw(from sth), withdraw sb/sth(from sth) (more formal) [v + adv][v + prep][v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv + prep]▸ˈpull-out
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an act of taking an army away from an area; an act of taking an organization out of a system, a deal, etc.（军队的）撤退，撤离；（机构的）撤出，退出◆their unexpected pull-out from the competition 他们出人意料的退赛●ˌpull sth ˈout🔑●ˌpull sth ˈout of sth🔑1.to take sth out of somewhere by pulling（从…）拉出，抽出，拽出◆He pulled an envelope out of his pocket. 他从口袋里掏出一个信封。◆The woman suddenly pulled out a knife. 那名女子突然拔出一把刀。2.to remove sth from sth else; to separate sth from sth else（从…）把…移开，分离出◆I pulled out the middle page of the magazine to show him. 我抽出杂志的中页给他看。[v + n/pron + adv][v + n/pron + adv + prep]▸ˈpull-out
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a part of a magazine, newspaper, etc. that can be taken out easily and kept separately（报刊等的）可取出的插页◆an eight-page pull-out 八页的插页◆a pull-out guide to health 活页保健指南●ˌpull ˈover🔑●ˌpull sb/sth ˈover🔑to move or to make sb/sth move, to the side of the road and stop（使）停靠路边◆He pulled over and jumped out of the car. 他把车停在路边，然后跳下车。◆I pulled over to let the ambulance pass. 我开车到路边给救护车让道。◆A police car pulled me over. 警车令我把车开到路边停下。[v + adv][v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌpull ˈthrough🔑●ˌpull ˈthrough sth🔑●ˌpull sb ˈthrough🔑●ˌpull sb ˈthrough sth🔑1.to get better after an illness; to help sb get better after an illness（帮助）康复；（使）痊愈◆Few people expected him to pull through after the accident. 几乎没人认为事故后他会康复。◆She has pulled through the operation remarkably well. 她手术后恢复得非常好。◆He suffered terrible injuries, but his courage pulled him through. 他伤得很重，但他靠勇气挺了过来。➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析pull through get better ◇ get well ◇ heal up ◇ pull through ◇ recover These verbs all mean to stop suffering from an illness or injury.这些动词都表示复原、康复、痊愈。 get better (of a person or a part of the body) to become healthy again after being ill or hurt（人或身体某个部位）（病后或伤后）复原，痊愈I hope you get better soon.我希望你很快康复。My wrist is getting better.我手腕好些了。 get well (of a person) to recover from an illness（人）（病后）康复，痊愈Get well soon!祝早日康复！They sent me a get-well card.他们给我寄来一张明信片，祝我早日康复。 heal up (of a wound or injury) to become healthy again; to make a wound or injury healthy again（使）（伤口或损伤）愈合The cut healed up without leaving a scar.伤口愈合了，没留伤疤。 NOTEHeal can be used on its own * heal 可单独使用It took a long time for the wounds to heal.伤口很长时间才好。 pull through (not formal) to get better after a serious illness or operation（重病或手术后）康复，痊愈The doctors think she will pull through.医生认为她会恢复健康的。 recover (of a person) to become healthy again after being ill or hurt（人）（生病或受伤后）康复，痊愈He's still recovering from his operation.他手术后还在恢复。Mother and baby are recovering well.母亲和孩子恢复得很快。▸ recovery
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He made a full recovery.他完全康复了。 WHICH WORD? Get well is used especially to talk about the wish or need for sb to recover; it is not used much in the past tense. * get well 尤用于表达对某人康复的祝愿或某人康复的必要性，一般不用于过去时。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto recover from sthto gradually recover / get better / heal (up)to completely / partially recover / heal (up)2.to succeed in doing sth very difficult or in dealing with difficult problems; to help sb do this（帮助）完成（困难的事情）；（使）渡过（难关）◆He’s got his problems at school, but with help he’ll pull through. 他在学校遇到了困难，但帮他一把他就能克服的。◆It’s going to be tough but we’ll pull through it together. 这事会很棘手，但我们将齐心协力渡过难关。◆She relied on her business experience to pull her through. 她靠从商经验挺了过来。[v + adv][v + prep][v + n/pron + adv][v + n/pron + prep]●ˌpull sth ˈtoif you pull a door to, you close it or almost close it by pulling it towards you拉上，关上，带上（门）◆Pull the door to on your way out. 出去时把门带上。OBJdoor SYNshut sth OPPpush sth to[v + n/pron + adv]●ˌpull toˈgetherif a group of people pull together, they act or work together in order to achieve sth齐心协力；通力合作；万众一心◆If we all pull together, we’ll finish by Friday. 如果我们劲儿都往一处使，到星期五就能完成。SYNcooperate, hang together (especially NAmE) , stick together (informal) [v + adv]●ˌpull sth toˈgether1.to make all the different parts of an organization, an activity, etc. work together in a successful way使（组织等）团结一心；使（行动等）协调一致◆His inspired leadership pulled the party together. 他的卓越领导才干使全党上下同心同德。2.to organize a variety of ideas, etc. in a logical and careful way（有系统地）集中，组合，整合（思想等）◆This lecture pulls together several recent theories. 这次讲座系统地介绍了几个新理论。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌpull yourself toˈgether🔑to gain control of your feelings and start to act in a calm and sensible way控制住情绪；恢复镇定◆She made a great effort to pull herself together. 她咬紧牙关，保持冷静。◆Stop crying and pull yourself together! 别哭了，振作起来！[v + pron + adv]●ˌpull sb/sth ˈunderto make sb/sth become completely covered in water把…卷进水中◆He felt the waves pulling him under. 他觉得波浪要把他吞没了。[v + n/pron + adv]●ˌpull ˈup🔑 (of a vehicle, or its driver车辆或司机) to stop, especially for a short time短暂停留；临时停靠◆He pulled up alongside me at the traffic lights. 在红绿灯处，他把车停在我旁边。◆A taxi pulled up outside. 一辆出租车停在了外面。SYNdraw up[v + adv]●ˌpull sb ˈup1.(on/for sth) (BrE, informal) to criticize sb for sth they have done badly or wrong训斥；斥责◆She pulled him up on his untidy handwriting. 他写字歪歪扭扭，被她训斥了一顿。◆I was pulled up for not using the correct procedure. 因为没有按正确步骤操作，我挨了一顿批评。2.to make sb stop doing or saying sth very suddenly使突然停住；使愣住◆The shock of his words pulled me up short. 他的话如晴空霹雳，把我怔住了。◆The expansion of industry was pulled up sharply by an economic crisis. 经济危机使工业扩张陡然陷入停顿。SYNdraw sb up[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌpull sth ˈup🔑1.to move sth from a lower to a higher position把…向上拉◆She pulled her shorts up and put a T-shirt on. 她穿上短裤，套上 T 恤衫。2.to remove sth from the ground with force（从地里）拔起，拔出◆Kids had pulled all the shrubs up. 孩子们把灌木全都拔掉了。3.(to sth)to bring sth such as a chair closer to sb/sth把（椅子等）搬到近处；拉近◆Pull up a chair and sit down. 搬张椅子过来坐下。SYNdraw sth up[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n] ●pull your ˈsocks up (BrE) to try to develop a more serious, responsible attitude to your work; to improve your behaviour端正态度；改善行为◆He’ll have to pull his socks up if he wants to pass that exam. 想通过考试他就得加倍努力。▸ˈpull-up
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an exercise in which you hold onto a high bar above your head and pull yourself up towards it（单杠）引体向上◆She does 50 pull-ups and 100 sit-ups every morning. 她每天早晨做 50 次引体向上和 100 次仰卧起坐。●ˌpull yourself ˈup1.to move your body into a standing position, especially by holding sth firmly and using force（尤指紧紧抓住某物用力）站起来◆Julia pulled herself up from the sofa. 朱莉娅使劲从沙发上站起身来。◆I pulled myself up to my full height and glared angrily at Dan. 我昂首挺胸站立起来，对丹怒目而视。2.to stop doing or saying sth very suddenly猛然停止；突然打住◆I started to ask about her family, but pulled myself up sharply when I saw she was getting upset. 我开始询问她的家庭情况，见她变得心烦意乱，便立刻打住了。SYNdraw yourself up[v + pron + adv] ●pull yourself up by your (own) ˈbootstraps (informal) to improve your situation yourself, without help from other people自强不息；自力更生
