tugs

英 [tʌɡz]

美 [tʌɡz]

v.  (常为几次用力)拉，拖，拽; (朝某一方向用力)拉
n.  拖船; (突然的)猛拉，猛拽; 一股强烈的感情
tug的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使劲拉;拽
  If youtugsomething ortug atit, you give it a quick and usually strong pull.
  1. A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitedly...
     一个小男孩跑上来，非常激动地拽着他的袖子。
  2. She kicked him, tugging his thick hair.
     她一边踢他，一边扯着他那浓密的头发。
  3. Tugis also a noun.
     
  4. Bobby gave her hair a tug…
     博比使劲拽了她头发一下。
  5. I felt a tug at my sleeve.
     我感到袖子被拽了一下。
• 拖船;拖轮
  Atugor atug boatis a small powerful boat which pulls large ships, usually when they come into a port.

双语例句

• Some tugs on rivers still have paddles.
  有一些河上的拖船现在还用明轮翼。
• Around noon, something suddenly tugs at the line.
  中午时分，突然有东西拉住了钓线。
• The tugs left the steamer as soon as they were free of the harbor.
  一离开港口，拖船就离开轮船。
• The ship needed two tugs to tow it into port.
  这艘船需用两艘拖船把它拖进港。
• We could set her at anchor and come back with two or three tugs.
  我们可以让她抛锚在这，然后回去叫两三艘拖船来。
• These tugs, whether one or ten, move about in accord with whistle signals I send them from the bridge of the big liner.
  无论一艘还是10艘拖船，它们的行动都是听命于我在巨轮舰桥上的鸣笛信号。
• The raucous sirens of the tugs came in from the river.
  河上传来拖轮发出的沙哑的汽笛声。
• Modern high speed electronic injection diesel engine has many advantages when used onboard tugs and workboats for propulsion.
  现代高速电子喷油柴油机在拖轮和工作船推进主机的应用中，体现出很多优点。
• Sometimes this requires two tugs, sometimes many more, depending on the tide, the weather, and the draft of the vessel.
  这项工作有时需要两艘拖船，或者更多，这要根据潮水、天气以及船只的吃水度而定。
• We sent it away several times but it always returned, it really tugs at one's emotions.
  我们送出去好几次它又都跑回来了，真招人疼。