[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。
[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。
[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
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
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
(N.Amer. informal)move or leave fast (北美,非正式)开溜
haul off
(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
见 coal
语源
mid 16th cent. (originally in the nautical sense trim sails for sailing closer to the wind): variant of hale