tug學測 L3KK [ˈtʌg] | /ˈtʌg/
用力拉;猛拉·猛拉一下·拖船
常考詞性轉換,動詞兼名詞用法
She gave the door a hard tug, but it wouldn't open.
她用力拉了一下門,但門還是打不開。
一個畫面:手臂猛力一拉
猛拉一下手臂突然用力拉一下
拖船拉船拖船用纜繩把大船拉走
義項
猛拉衣袖C2verb用力拉;猛拉
The child tugged on her mother's sleeve, trying to get her attention.
小孩用力拉著媽媽的袖子,想引起她的注意。
tug on a sleevetug on a rope
拉手起身C1noun猛拉一下
I gave my friend's hand a tug to help her up from the ground.
我猛拉了一下朋友的手,把她從地上拉起來。
give a tug
拖船出港C2noun拖船
The captain called a tug to pull the large ship into the harbor.
船長叫來一艘拖船,把大船拖進港口。
call a tug
片語
tug of war兩隊拔河 →拔河;雙方用力互拉
tug at your heartstrings心被揪一下 →觸動內心,難以忘懷
你會不會這樣說?
The captain called a ___ to pull the large ship into the harbor. (tug / tag)
看答案
tug
tug 指拖船,tag 是標籤,兩字外型相似但意思不同。
'I gave my friend's hand a tug.' 這句話裡的 tug 是什麼詞性?(A) 動詞 (B) 名詞
看答案
(B)
gave sth a ___ 為名詞用法,tug 指猛拉一下的動作。
字族
tugboat 拖船(同義字,強調船隻)