tug

（常与at连用）用力拉，使劲拖

拖曳（船舶）

猛力拉，拖拉

拖船

tug

用力拖, 吃力地搬运, 苦干, 用拖轮拖, 拖拉

拖, 苦干, 拖船, (牵引用的)绳索

tug

1. a sudden abrupt pull

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2. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

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1. pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"

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2. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

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3. tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"

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4. carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

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5. move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"

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6. pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"

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7. struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"

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