yank
verb [transitive, intransitive] (informal)to pull something/somebody hard, quickly and suddenly 猛拉;猛拽 - yank something/somebody (+ adv./prep.)
He yanked her to her feet. 他一下子把她拉起来。 - yank something/somebody + adj.
I yanked the door open. 我猛地把门拽开。 - + adv./prep.
Liz yanked at my arm. 利兹猛地拉了一下我的胳膊。
Extra ExamplesHe yanked his arm free. 他猛地挣脱了手臂。 Her head was yanked back hard. 她的头被使劲向后拉。 She yanked her hand away. 她把手抽离。 She yanked the cigarette from his hand. 她猛地从他手里抽出香烟。 The man grabbed her hair and yanked her head back. 那男子揪住她的头发把她的头向后猛拉。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryYank is used with these nouns as the object:- chain
- cord
Word Originlate 18th cent. (as a Scots word in the sense ‘sudden sharp blow’): of unknown origin.- yank something/somebody (+ adv./prep.)