haul
verb /hɔːl/
  /hɔːl/
动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they haul |  /hɔːl/  /hɔːl/ | 
| he / she / it hauls |  /hɔːlz/  /hɔːlz/ | 
| past simple hauled |  /hɔːld/  /hɔːld/ | 
| past participle hauled |  /hɔːld/  /hɔːld/ | 
| -ing form hauling |  /ˈhɔːlɪŋ/  /ˈhɔːlɪŋ/ | 
- to pull something/somebody with a lot of effort(用力)拖,拉,拽 -  haul something/somebody The wagons were hauled by horses.那些货车是马拉的。 
-  haul something/somebody + adv./prep. He reached down and hauled Liz up onto the wall.他俯身把利兹拉上墙头。 
- The car was hauled out of the river.汽车被拖出了河。 
- fishermen hauling in their nets拉网的渔民 
 Synonyms pullpull- drag
- draw
- haul
- tow
- tug
 - pull to hold something and move it in a particular direction; to hold or be attached to a vehicle and move it along behind you:- Pull the chair nearer the table.把椅子再往桌子这边拉近些。 
- They use oxen to pull their carts.他们用牛拉车。 
 
- Pull the chair nearer the table.
- drag to pull somebody/something in a particular direction or behind you, usually along the ground, and especially with effort:- The sack is too heavy to lift—you’ll have to drag it.这麻袋太重了,提不起来。你得拖着走。 
 
- The sack is too heavy to lift—you’ll have to drag it.
- draw (formal) to move somebody/something by pulling them/it gently; to pull a vehicle such as a carriage:指拖动、拉动、牵引、拖车: - I drew my chair closer to the fire.我把椅子向火旁拉近了点。 
- a horse-drawn carriage四轮马车 
 
- I drew my chair closer to the fire.
- haul to pull somebody/something to a particular place with a lot of effort:- Fishermen were hauling in their nets.渔民在拉网。 
 
- Fishermen were hauling in their nets.
 用 drag 还是 haul? - tow to pull a car, boat or light plane behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain:- Our car was towed away by the police.我们的汽车被警察拖走了。 
 
- Our car was towed away by the police.
- tug to pull somebody/something hard in a particular direction:- She tried to escape but he tugged her back.她试图逃跑,但他把她拽了回来。 
 
- She tried to escape but he tugged her back.
 - to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow/tug somebody/something along/down/towards something
- to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow somebody/something behind you
- to pull/drag/draw/haul a cart/sledge
- to pull/draw a coach/carriage
- to pull/haul/tow a truck
- horses pull/draw/haul something
- dogs pull/drag/haul something
 - The trucks were hauled by steam locomotives.这些敞篷车厢由蒸汽机车拖行。 
- They had to use ropes to haul him out of the water.他们不得不用绳子把他从水里拉出来。 
 
-  haul something/somebody The wagons were hauled by horses.
- haul yourself up/out of, etc. to move yourself somewhere slowly and with a lot of effort用力缓慢挪动到(某处) - She hauled herself out of bed.她费劲地下了床。 
- He hauled himself up.他爬了起来。 
 - He managed to haul himself over the wall.他设法翻过了墙。 
- Laura hauled herself up from the sofa.劳拉费劲地从沙发上站起来。 
- She hauled herself into a sitting position.她艰难地坐了下来。 
- The creature began to haul itself out of the water.那动物开始缓缓从水中挣脱出来。 
 
- She hauled herself out of bed.
- haul somebody + adv./prep. to force somebody to go somewhere they do not want to go强迫(某人)去某处 - A number of suspects have been hauled in for questioning.一批嫌疑犯被拘捕接受讯问。 
- He was hauled off to jail.他被抓进了监狱。 
 - She hauled him back onto the dance floor.她把他拉回了舞池。 
- I couldn't haul him away from the fight.我无法把他从战斗中拉出来。 
 
- A number of suspects have been hauled in for questioning.
- [usually passive] to make somebody appear in court in order to be judged使某人出庭受审;把某人提交法庭 -  be hauled (up) before somebody/something He was hauled up before the local magistrates for dangerous driving.他因危险驾驶而被移交地方法庭审判。 
 
-  be hauled (up) before somebody/something He was hauled up before the local magistrates for dangerous driving.
词源mid 16th cent. (originally in the nautical sense ‘trim sails for sailing closer to the wind’): variant of hale ‘drag with force’.
Idioms 
haul somebody over the coals (British English) 
(North American English rake somebody over the coals)
- to criticize somebody severely because they have done something wrong严厉训斥(或斥责)某人 - I was hauled over the coals by my boss for being late.我因迟到被老板严厉训斥。 
 
- I was hauled over the coals by my boss for being late.