haul
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they haul | |
| he / she / it hauls | |
| past simple hauled | |
| past participle hauled | |
| -ing form hauling |
to pull something/somebody with a lot of effort （用力）拖，拉，拽 - haul something/somebody
The wagons were hauled by horses. 那些货车是马拉的。 - haul something/somebody + adv./prep.
He reached down and hauled Liz up onto the wall. 他俯身把利兹拉上墙头。 The car was hauled out of the river. 汽车被拖出了河。 fishermen hauling in their nets 拉网的渔民
Synonyms pullpull- drag
- draw
- haul
- tow
- tug
- pull to hold something and move it in a particular direction; to hold or be attached to a vehicle and move it along behind you:
Pull the chair nearer the table. 把椅子再往桌子这边拉近些。 They use oxen to pull their carts. 他们用牛拉车。
- drag to pull somebody/something in a particular direction or behind you, usually along the ground, and especially with effort:
The sack is too heavy to lift—you’ll have to drag it. 这麻袋太重了，提不起来。你得拖着走。
- draw (formal
) to move somebody/something by pulling them/it gently; to pull a vehicle such as a carriage: 指拖动、拉动、牵引、拖车： I drew my chair closer to the fire. 我把椅子向火旁拉近了点。 a horse-drawn carriage 四轮马车
- haul to pull somebody/something to a particular place with a lot of effort:
Fishermen were hauling in their nets. 渔民在拉网。
drag or haul? 用 drag 还是 haul？ - tow to pull a car, boat or light plane behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain:
Our car was towed away by the police. 我们的汽车被警察拖走了。
- tug to pull somebody/something hard in a particular direction:
She tried to escape but he tugged her back. 她试图逃跑，但他把她拽了回来。
- to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow/tug somebody/something along/down/towards something
- to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow somebody/something behind you
- to pull/drag/draw/haul a cart/sledge
- to pull/draw a coach/carriage
- to pull/haul/tow a truck
- horses pull/draw/haul something
- dogs pull/drag/haul something
Extra ExamplesThe trucks were hauled by steam locomotives. 这些敞篷车厢由蒸汽机车拖行。 They had to use ropes to haul him out of the water. 他们不得不用绳子把他从水里拉出来。
- haul something/somebody
- haul yourself up/out of, etc.
to move yourself somewhere slowly and with a lot of effort 用力缓慢挪动到（某处） Extra ExamplesHe managed to haul himself over the wall. 他设法翻过了墙。 Laura hauled herself up from the sofa. 劳拉费劲地从沙发上站起来。 She hauled herself into a sitting position. 她艰难地坐了下来。 The creature began to haul itself out of the water. 那动物开始缓缓从水中挣脱出来。
- haul somebody + adv./prep.
to force somebody to go somewhere they do not want to go 强迫（某人）去某处 A number of suspects have been hauled in for questioning. 一批嫌疑犯被拘捕接受讯问。 He was hauled off to jail. 他被抓进了监狱。
Extra ExamplesShe hauled him back onto the dance floor. 她把他拉回了舞池。 I couldn't haul him away from the fight. 我无法把他从战斗中拉出来。
- [usually passive]
to make somebody appear in court in order to be judged 使某人出庭受审；把某人提交法庭
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally in the nautical sense ‘trim sails for sailing closer to the wind’): variant of hale ‘drag with force’.
Idioms
haul somebody over the coals (British English)
(North American English rake somebody over the coals)
to criticize somebody severely because they have done something wrong 严厉训斥（或斥责）某人 I was hauled over the coals by my boss for being late. 我因迟到被老板严厉训斥。