tug

• n. 拖船；拖曳；苦干
• vi. 用力拉；竞争；努力做
• vt. 用力拉；较量；用拖船拖

来自古英语 teohan,拉，拖，来自 Proto-Germanic*teuhan,拉，拖，来自 PIE*deuk,拉，词源同 duct,tow.

1. a sudden abrupt pull

2. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

tug

tug: [13] Tug goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *teukh- ‘pull’ (source also of German ziehen ‘pull’ and English truck [14], whose original meaning was ‘pull up, gather up’). This in turn was descended from Indo-European *deuk- ‘pull’, from which English gets conduct, duke, reduce, etc.
=> conduct, duct, duke, educate, reduce, tie, tow

tug (v.)

c. 1200, from weak grade of Old English teohan "to pull, drag," from Proto-Germanic *teuhan "to pull" (cognates: Old High German zucchen "to pull, jerk," German zücken "to draw quickly), from PIE root *deuk- "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Related to tow (v.). Related: Tugged; tugging.

tug (n.)

mid-14c., in reference to some part of a harness;" c. 1500 as "act of pulling or dragging," from tug (v.). Meaning "small, powerful vessel for towing other vessels" is recorded from 1817. Phrase tug of war (1670s) was originally figurative, "the decisive contest, the real struggle," from the noun in the sense "supreme effort, strenuous contest of forces" (1650s). As an actual athletic event, from 1876.

drag, draw, pull, haul, tug, tow, jerk

这些动词都有"拖，拉"之意。

drag： 指沿斜坡而上或水平方向缓慢地拖或拉十分沉重的人或物。作借喻时可指把人硬拉扯过来。

draw： 指将人或物朝出力者的方向拖，不涉及力的大小，含平稳意味，常作借喻用。

pull： 最普通用词，包含本组其它各词的一些意思，可指朝各个方向拉，侧重一时或突然拉动的动作。

haul： 指用力拖或拉，不涉及方向，多作航海用词。

tug： 多指一阵阵地用力拖或拉，但不一定使被拉的人或物移动。

tow： 特指用绳子或链条等拖或拉本身无动力或无法使用自身动力的东西。

jerk： 指快而突然地拉。

Just as in a game of tug-of-war, whenever a person is added, everyone else pulls the rope with less force.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

So I try again and tug at the heartstrings.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention.

她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。

牛津词典

(figurative)a sad story that tugs at your heartstrings (= makes you feel sad)

令人心酸的故事

牛津词典

The baby was tugging her hair.

婴儿直扯她的头发。

牛津词典

He tugged the door open.

他用力拉开了门。

牛津词典

He tugged the hat down over his head.

他把帽子往下拉了拉遮住脸。

牛津词典

I felt a tug at my sleeve.

我觉得有人用力拽了一下我的袖子。

牛津词典

She gave her sister's hair a sharp tug.

她猛地使劲扯了一下她姐姐的头发。

牛津词典

a tug of attraction

一阵强烈的吸引

牛津词典

A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitedly...

一个小男孩跑上来，非常激动地拽着他的袖子。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She kicked him, tugging his thick hair.

她一边踢他，一边扯着他那浓密的头发。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

An hour or so later the fisherman felt a tug at his pant leg.

过了大约一个小时,钓鱼的人觉得什么东西在拽他的裤脚.

期刊摘选

As it taxied towards the tug the pilot released his torpedo.

飞行员驾机滑向拖轮,随后投了鱼雷.

辞典例句

A tug boat can pull much larger ships.

一艘拖船可以拉比它大得多的轮船.

期刊摘选

Besides, he would tug at the ribbons of her bonnet and, no doubt, rumple her dress.

此外, 他还拉扯她帽子上的饰带, 当然也会弄皱她的衣裙.

飘（部分）

He unkindly gave his sister's hair a tug.

他狠心地扯了一下妹妹的头发.

辞典例句

The tug is towing three barges.

那只拖船正拖着三只驳船.

《简明英汉词典》

Seconds later he felt a sudden tug and he surfaced.

片刻,他突然感到被一股拉力拉出水面.

期刊摘选

There are many interesting things in the tug of war competitions in China and abroad.

中外拔河赛中,有不少很有趣的玩艺儿.

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The tug eased into the narrow docking space.

拖船小心地驶入狭窄的码头停泊处.

《简明英汉词典》

The most surprising event of Olympic yesteryear , however , is Tug of War.

如果说最令人惊奇的前奥运项目, 莫过于拔河.

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The tug cleared the bridge.

拖船通过大桥.

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Team strength and team work play crucial roles in the tug of war.

拔河比赛中,除了体现团队的力量外,队员之间的整体协调和配合也很关键.

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Yes, at the moment there is a tug of war between house buyers and property developers.

的确, 目前购房者与房地产开发商之间正在进行一场“拔河”比赛.

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From Cuba, Hearst's star reporters wrote stories designed to tug at the heartstrings of Americans.

从古巴, 赫斯特的明星记者发回的报道牵动着美国人的神经.

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The steam tug takes canal boats and barges in tow.

驳船后面拖着小艇和平底船.

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The Flying Cloud was moored alongside a tug , commonly known as a " company boat. "

云飞轮船果然泊在一条大拖船 —— 所谓 “ 公司船 ” 的外边.

期刊摘选

Tom felt a tug at his sleeve.

汤姆觉得袖子被人拉了一下.

《简明英汉词典》

The tug was seaward of the Hakai Passage on a course that diverged from the Calvert Island coastline.

托船驶离卡尔弗特岛海岸朝哈凯航道驶去。

柯林斯例句