词汇精选：tug的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

n.

拖船 [C]

例句：

The destroyer Barrosa and sea tug Giant scurried in with 3500 gallons of detergent.

驱逐舰巴罗萨号和海上拖船巨人号载着3500加仑清洁剂紧急驶往出事海区。

例句：

Send a tow line to the tug from the stern.

从船尾送根拖缆给拖轮。

拖曳；苦干 [C]

例句：

In a tug-of-war, the competitors pull as hard as they can.

在拔河比赛中，双方队员都拼命地拉。

例句：

I felt a tug at my sleeve.

我感觉我的袖子被拽了一下。

v.

用力拉 [I,T]

例句：

The little child take her ear between her thumb and forefinger and tug it playfully.

小孩用大拇指和食指捏住她的耳朵，拉著玩。

例句：

A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitedly.

一个小男孩跑了过来，兴奋地拽着他的袖子。

用拖船拖 [I,T]

例句：

The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor.

拖轮把货船拖进海港了。

例句：

The barge was tugged by a launch.

游艇是由小汽船拖曳的。

竞争；较量 [I,T]

二、词义辨析：

drag,draw,pull,haul,tug,tow,jerk

这些动词都有“拖、拉”之意。drag指沿斜坡而上或水平方向缓慢地拖或拉十分沉重的人或物。作借喻时可指把人硬拉扯过来。draw指将人或物朝出力者的方向拖，不涉及力的大小，含平稳意味，常作借喻用。pull最普通用词，包含本组其它各词的一些意思，可指朝各个方向拉，侧重一时或突然拉动的动作。haul指用力拖或拉，不涉及方向，多作航海用词。tug多指一阵阵地用力拖或拉，但不一定使被拉的人或物移动。tow特指用绳子或链条等拖或拉本身无动力或无法使用自身动力的东西。 jerk指快而突然地拉。

三、参考例句：

I felt a tug at my sleeve.

我感觉我的袖子被拽了一下。

Tom felt a tug at his sleeve.

汤姆觉得有人拉了拉他的衣袖。

He gave the rope a tug.

他猛地拉了一下绳子｡

When greek meet greek then is the tug of war.

两虎相斗，非死即伤。

Send a tow line to the tug from the stern.

从船尾送根拖缆给拖轮。

He felt a tug on his shirt sleeve.

他突然感觉到有人在拉他的衣袖。

You should tug hard at the door handle.

你应该使劲拉门的把手。

The little child take her ear between her thumb and forefinger and tug it playfully.

小孩用大拇指和食指捏住她的耳朵，拉著玩。

The tug of war ended when both teams tumbled in a heap.

拔河比赛以两边的人都倒在一堆而告终。

The destroyer Barrosa and sea tug Giant scurried in with 3500 gallons of detergent.

驱逐舰巴罗萨号和海上拖船巨人号载着3500加仑清洁剂紧急驶往出事海区。