haul

haul
verb
  1. [with obj. and adverbial](of a person) pull or drag with effort or force
    (人)拖,拉
    he hauled his bike out of the shed.
    他把自行车拖出了小棚。
    ■(haul oneself)propel or pull oneself with difficulty
    费力前进;艰难地走
    he hauled himself along the cliff face.
    他在峭壁边艰难前进。
    ■(informal)force (someone) to appear for reprimand or trial
    (非正式)强迫(某人)接受申斥;迫使(某人)出庭受审
    he is to be hauled before the Press Council.
    他就要被拉到新闻工作者理事会受申斥了。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial](of a person) pull hard
    (人)用力拉,拽
    she hauled on the reins.
    她用力拉缰绳。
  2. [with obj.](of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or carriage) behind it
    (机动车)拉(拖车)
    the engine hauls the overnight sleeper from London Euston.
    火车头把过夜的卧铺车厢从伦敦尤斯顿站拖走。
    ■transport in a lorry or cart
    用卡车(或手推车)运
    he made a living hauling coal.
    他以运煤为生。
  3. [no obj., with adverbial of direction](especially of a sailing ship) make an abrupt change of course
    (尤指帆船)突然改变航道
noun
  1. a quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally
    (一批)赃物
    they escaped with a haul of antiques.
    他们带着偷来的一批古董逃跑了。
    ■the number of points, medals, or titles won by a person or team in a sporting event or over a period
    (个人或运动队的)赛季得分总数;赛季所得奖牌总数;赛季所得冠军称号的总数
    ■a number of fish caught
    捕鱼量
  2. a distance to be traversed
    有待走过的路程
    the thirty-mile haul to Tamanrasset.
    到塔曼拉塞特的30英里路程。
常用词组
haul ass
  1. (N.Amer. informal)move or leave fast
    (北美,非正式)开溜
haul off
  1. (N. Amer. informal)leave; depart
    (北美,非正式)离开
    ■withdraw a little in preparation for some action
    后缩一下
    he hauled off and smacked the kid.
    他朝后退了退,然后掴了这孩子一下。
haul someone over the coals
  1. 见 coal
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (originally in the nautical sense trim sails for sailing closer to the wind): variant of hale
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