tug
- IPA[tʌɡ]
英式
- pull (something) hard or suddenly；tow (a ship) by means of a tugboat
- a hard or sudden pull；a small, powerful boat used for towing larger boats and ships, especially in harbour.
noun: tug, plural noun: tugs
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動詞
- 1. pull (something) hard or suddenly she tugged off her boots he tugged at Tom's coat sleeve 同義詞
- ▪ tow (a ship) by means of a tugboat the ships were tugged off the reefs
名詞
- 1. a hard or sudden pull another tug and it came loose an overwhelming tug of attraction
- 2. a small, powerful boat used for towing larger boats and ships, especially in harbour.
- ▪ an aircraft towing a glider.
- 3. a loop from a horse's saddle which supports a shaft or trace.
- a tug that is powered by steam.
Oxford Dictionary
- a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope until one drags the other over a ...
Oxford Dictionary
- a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope until one drags the other over a ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- a dispute over the custody of a child
Oxford Dictionary
- raise a hand to one's forehead in deference when meeting a person of higher social rank
Oxford Dictionary
- obsequious or overly deferential behaviour: remember when obtaining a mortgage for a house required a great deal of forelock-tugging?
- behaving in an obsequious or overly deferential way: a simpering, forelock-tugging toady
Oxford Dictionary
片語
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- IPA[təɡ]
美式
- pull (something) hard or suddenly: she tugged off her boots he tugged at Tom's coat sleeve
- a hard or sudden pull: another tug and it came loose an overwhelming tug of attraction
Oxford American Dictionary
