tug

verb

1. （常为几次用力）拉，拖，拽
   to pull sth hard, often several times
   1. She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention.
      她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
   2. a sad story that tugs at your heartstrings (= makes you feel sad)
      令人心酸的故事
   3. The baby was tugging her hair.
      婴儿直扯她的头发。
   4. He tugged the door open.
      他用力拉开了门。
2. （朝某一方向用力）拉，拖，拽
   to pull sth hard in a particular direction
   1. He tugged the hat down over his head.
      他把帽子往下拉了拉遮住脸。

noun

1. 拖船
   a small powerful boat for pulling ships, especially into a harbour or up a river
2. （突然的）猛拉，猛拽
   a sudden hard pull
   1. I felt a tug at my sleeve.
      我觉得有人用力拽了一下我的袖子。
   2. She gave her sister's hair a sharp tug.
      她猛地使劲扯了一下她姐姐的头发。
3. 一股强烈的感情
   a sudden strong emotional feeling
   1. a tug of attraction
      一阵强烈的吸引

1. VERB 使劲拉;拽
   If you tug something or tug at it, you give it a quick and usually strong pull.
   1. 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。
   2. She kicked him, tugging his thick hair.
      她一边踢他，一边扯着他那浓密的头发。
   3. Tug is also a noun.
      
   4. Bobby gave her hair a tug…
      博比使劲拽了她头发一下。
   5. I felt a tug at my sleeve.
      我感到袖子被拽了一下。
2. 拖船;拖轮
   A tug or a tug boat is a small powerful boat which pulls large ships, usually when they come into a port.

1. 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。
2. She knows exactly how to tug at readers 'heartstrings.
   她对如何牵动读者的心弦了如指掌。
3. 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。
4. She kicked him, tugging his thick hair.
   她一边踢他，一边扯着他那浓密的头发。
5. the European Tug of War Championships.
   欧洲拔河锦标赛
6. Chelsea and Aston Villa were involved in a tug of war for Liverpool's Ray Houghton last night.
   切尔西队与阿斯顿维拉队昨夜上演了一场夺人大战，争购利物浦的雷·霍顿。
7. the tug of war between government departments.
   政府各部门间势均力敌的争夺
8. The tug nearly turned turtle twice, but I managed to keep her upright.
   拖船两次都差点翻个儿，但我设法稳住了船身。
9. Then they had a tug of war.
   然后他们进行了一场拔河比赛。
10. There's a tug of war between resources and the amount of work that needs to be done.
    资源和需要完成的工作量之间存在着激烈的竞争。
11. Though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles.
    虽然整个房子，开始颤抖，你亦感到那条旧绳索，绊住了你的脚踝。
12. Hook up towing lines to tug boat.
    将拖缆联接到拖轮。
13. We fly down and give a small tug with the top wing hand.
    我们俯冲，用上翼手给出一个小的拽拉。
14. Tug boats hooted at it.
    拖船对它鸣响汽笛。
15. Choices made in the economy involve a continuous tug of war between consumers and producers over price.
    经济上的决断取舍涉及到消费者和生产厂家在价格上展开的持久拉锯战。
16. Feeling a tug at his sleeve, he turned to see Joe beside him.
    感觉到有人拉他的袖子，他转身看到乔在他身边。
17. Tom gave his sister's hair a hard tug.
    汤姆使劲地扯了一下他姐姐的头发。
18. No one looked around to see Tim tug the bulging backpack higher onto his narrow shoulders.
    没有人有看见提姆把鼓鼓囊囊的背包朝窄窄的肩膀上拉了拉；
19. A tug pulled the bow of the ship round.
    一艘拖轮牵引着那条船的船头将它转了个弯。
20. The students are engaged in a tug of war.
    学生们正在进行拔河比赛。
21. 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。
22. Suddenly there was a tug on my hand and my attention was being directed to the shoe section.
    女儿突然拉了拉我的手，把我的注意力转到了鞋区。
23. Please count me out from the tug of war tomorrow, I shall have to attend a meeting.
    明天的拔河比赛请不要把我算在内，我要去参加一个会议。
24. He longed to give it a quick tug, but dared not do so.
    他非常想把它拉快一些，但是不敢这么做。
25. A carrier sunk by a torpedo As it taxied towards the tug the pilot released his torpedo.
    被鱼雷击沉的航空母舰飞行员驾机滑向拖轮，随后投了鱼雷。
26. He gave the handle a gentle tug.
    他轻轻地拉了一下把手。
27. The tug stiffened when we got into the mud.
    我们陷入泥里时，牵拉更费劲了。
28. The tug is towing three barges.
    拖轮拖带着3条驳船。
29. I gave the rope a sharp tug.
    我使劲儿拉了一下绳子。

  pull drag draw haul tow tug【导航词义：拉，拖】

  pull v. 拉，拽

〔辨析〕指用手把某物或某人拉向身边或沿着某个方向拉过去。

  drag v. 拖，拉，拽

〔辨析〕指某物因太沉而只能在地面拖着走，也指硬拽某人到其并不想去的地方。

  draw v. 轻拉

〔辨析〕指不需费力地轻拉。

  haul v. 拖，拉

〔辨析〕强调一直要用力，方向通常是朝前或向上。

  tow v. 拖，拉

〔辨析〕指用绳索或链条拖拉车或船。

  tug v. 拉，拖，拽

〔辨析〕强调动作发生的时间短而迅速。

v.

touch/tug your forelock (to sb)

• （对某人）毕恭毕敬
  to show too much respect for sb, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you

noun

1. a sudden abrupt pull

   Synonym:    jerk

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

   Synonym:    tugboattowboattower

verb

1. struggle in opposition
   1. She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts

2. pull hard
   1. The prisoner tugged at the chains
   2. This movie tugs at the heart strings

3. pull or strain hard at
   1. Each oar was tugged by several men

4. move by pulling hard
   1. The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud

5. carry with difficulty
   1. You'll have to lug this suitcase

   Synonym:    lugtote

6. tow (a vessel) with a tug
   1. The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor

7. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
   1. She tugged for years to make a decent living
   2. We have to push a little to make the deadline!
   3. She is driving away at her doctoral thesis

   Synonym:    laborlabourpushdrive