| 单词 | to pull in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pull in to pull in 1. transitive. To bring into one's possession, acquire. In later use esp.: to earn or obtain (money) (cf. to pull down 5 at Phrasal verbs). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > get or make money [verb (transitive)] > bring in (a revenue) raise1389 levy1469 to pull in?1529 to fetch again1535 to bring in?1548 yield1573 produce1585 answer1596 in1609 render1687 net1758 rent1775 realize1777 earn1847 recoup1868 ?1529 S. Fish Supplicacyon for Beggers sig. A2 Whate money pull they yn by probates of testamentes. 1841 Punch 17 July 6/2 I'm a boy in a school, with a bag of apples, which..I naturally sell at a penny a-piece, and so look forward to pulling in a considerable quantity of browns. 1899 T. M. Ellis Three Cat's-eye Rings 32 Oh, I shall pull in the spondulicks,..I tell you. 1973 Scotsman 13 Feb. 8/2 The Archbishop of York..pulls in £6000 a year. 1997 Mail on Sunday 10 Aug. (Night & Day section) 23/2 Tony Robbins and Tom Peters pull in tens of millions of dollars a year by motivating their fellow citizens. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > remove or take away ateec885 withbreidec890 animOE overbearOE to do awayOE flitc1175 reavec1175 takec1175 to have away?a1300 to draw awayc1300 weve13.. to wend awaya1325 withdrawa1325 remuec1325 to carry away1363 to take away1372 waive1377 to long awaya1382 oftakec1390 to draw offa1398 to do froa1400 forflitc1420 amove?a1425 to carry out?a1425 surtrayc1440 surtretec1440 twistc1440 abstract1449 ostea1450 remove1459 ablatea1475 araisea1475 redd1479 dismove1480 diminish?1504 convey1530 alienate1534 retire1536 dimove1540 reversec1540 subtractc1540 submove1542 sublate1548 pare1549 to pull in1549 exempt1553 to shift off1567 retract?1570 renversec1586 aufer1587 to lay offa1593 rear1596 retrench1596 unhearse1596 exemea1600 remote1600 to set off1600 subduct1614 rob1627 extraneize1653 to bring off1656 to pull back1656 draft1742 extract1804 reef1901 1549 J. Cheke Hurt of Sedicion sig. A5v You saye pul in the scriptures, for we wyll haue no knoweledge of Christe. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Sea Voy. iii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbb/1 All my spirits..Pull in their powers and give me up to destiny. 3. to pull in one's horns: see horn n. 5b. 4. intransitive. To check oneself, come to a stop, pause; spec. to rein in one's horse. Also transitive: to rein in (one's horse).In quot. a1616 pull (which would imply deliberate action) is regarded by some commentators as an error for pall. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)] > stop short in some activity to break offc1340 persist1563 check1635 to stop short1727 to pull in1780 jib1812 stall1923 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. v. 40 I pull in Resolution, and begin To doubt th' Equiuocation of the Fiend. View more context for this quotation] 1780 T. Twining Let. 24 Feb. (1991) I. 180 I must pull in, or my letter will never end. 1803 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) I. 9 I pull in pretty sharply, and slowly descend. 1818 Times 3 Dec. 3/2 The Captain pulled in for an instant: but on perceiving the pistol still levelled at him, he gave spurs to his horse. 1847 J. J. Oswandel Notes Mexican War (1885) ix. 468 Off we went at a full gallop for about one mile, when he pulled in his horses, and went on at a slow trot. 1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World 11 Let us pull in a little, and take it quietly. 1985 S. Hood Storm from Paradise (1988) 114 Just beyond the village hall the farmer pulled in his horse. 1989 Astrology June 9/1 You continue to be busy with lots of little things... But after about the 20th you may pull in a bit, feeling you've been spending somewhat heavily. 5. transitive. To draw, lure, or attract (a person, the public, etc.) to a performance, enterprise, or activity. ΚΠ 1857 W. B. Bernard Marie Ducange iii. i. 36 You hear of musical chords that pull in the public. 1886 J. F. Findlay Personal Recoll. Thomas de Quincey 34 I had drawn him thither with a vague hope that if Burton had been on the outlook we might have pulled him in after all. 1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route x. 112 In good times, when jobs are plenty,..the man catchers and labor sharks are out on the streets pulling them in. 1972 G. Chapman et al. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1989) II. xxvii. 51 It's not your high-brow bleeding plays that pull in the viewers, you know. 2001 House Mag. 26 Mar. 38/2 An arts centre is hoping to pull in visitors with a conceptual exhibition. 6. transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To arrest (a person). Cf. sense 28a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restrain [verb (transitive)] pindeOE steerc950 hold971 forbidc1000 withstewc1175 withholdc1200 stewa1225 crempa1250 bistintc1300 i-stillc1315 withdraw1340 entemperc1380 rebukec1380 forfenda1382 refraina1382 refrainc1390 restraina1393 restayc1400 retainc1415 to hold abackc1440 overholda1450 reclaim?c1450 revokec1450 bedwynge1480 sniba1500 repressa1525 rein1531 inhibit1535 to keep back1535 cohibit1544 reprimec1550 lithe1552 to rein up1574 check1581 embridle1583 to rein in1593 retrench1594 refrenate1599 to hold back1600 snip1601 becheck1605 sneap1611 trasha1616 supersede1645 reprimand1689 snape1691 to clap a guy on1814 to pull up1861 to pull in1893 withstrain1904 society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [verb (transitive)] at-holda1230 attacha1325 resta1325 takec1330 arrest1393 restay?a1400 tachec1400 seisinc1425 to take upa1438 stowc1450 seize1471 to lay (also set, clap, etc.) (a person) by the heels?1515 deprehend1532 apprehend1548 nipa1566 upsnatcha1566 finger1572 to make stay of1572 embarge1585 cap1590 reprehend1598 prehenda1605 embar1647 nap1665 nab1686 bone1699 roast1699 do1784 touch1785 pinch1789 to pull up1799 grab1800 nick1806 pull1811 hobble1819 nail1823 nipper1823 bag1824 lag1847 tap1859 snaffle1860 to put the collar on1865 copper1872 to take in1878 lumber1882 to pick up1887 to pull in1893 lift1923 drag1924 to knock off1926 to put the sleeve on1930 bust1940 pop1960 vamp1970 1893 S. Crane Maggie x. 89 ‘I'll tump 'im till he can't stand.’..‘What's deh use! Yeh'll git pulled in!’ 1923 E. L. Rice Adding Machine vi. 101 You read in the paper all the time about guys gettin' pulled in for annoyin' women. 1933 D. L. Sayers Murder must Advertise ix. 162 We could pull him in any day, but he's not the real big noise. 1973 W. M. Duncan Big Timer xxiii. 159 If you hadn't come voluntarily, I'd have pulled you in. 1989 A. Davies Getting Hurt ii. 22 One of my..clients has been pulled in for drunken driving. 7. intransitive. a. Of a boat: to approach the shore in order to make landfall; to enter or stop at a port or berth. Of a train or other vehicle: to enter a station; to arrive at a stopping place to pick up or set down passengers. Also with the passengers, crew, etc., as subject. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [verb (intransitive)] > enter or leave station (of locomotive or train) to pull out1847 to pull in1893 1885 Weekly New Mexican Rev. 16 Apr. 2/5 Hull..pulled into Santa Fe with a prairie-schooner.] 1893 Cent. Mag. Nov. 115/1 One morning we saw a few wigwams ashore, and pulled in at once and landed. 1902 Daily Gaz. & Bull. (Williamsport, Pa.) 14 Feb. When the train pulled in at 7:27 the cheering brought the Chief Executive to the rear platform. 1905 D. G. Phillips Plum Tree 91 I didn't know you till you took out your watch with the monogram on the back, just as we were pulling in. 1910 Nevada State Jrnl. 25 June 1/6 As soon as the boat pulled in..the Johnson party pressed quickly through the crowd. 1950 F. B. Gilbreth & E. G. Carey Belles on their Toes vi. 63 We knew Mother would want to see all of us when her boat pulled in. 1966 Times 21 Jan. 8/7 When the second 105 bus pulled in he was already off the kerb and on the lay-by. 2005 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Dec. 338/1 A half-dozen photographers..greeted them as their train pulled in this morning. b. Of a driver or vehicle: to drive off or to the side of the road, esp. in order to stop. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > drive a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > drive or operate a motor vehicle > bring vehicle to side of road to pull over1923 to pull in1936 to pull off1959 1936 Times 5 Oct. 5/6 After 60 laps..he pulled in for more fuel and handed over the wheel to his partner. 1959 I. Jefferies Thirteen Days i. 13 I was forced to pull off the road on the way back... I would have pulled in thereabouts anyway. 1975 M. Russell Murder by Mile viii. 81 Pulling in for a truck to pass, Hamilton sat tapping the wheel. 2001 T. Hanley in M. Hickey Irish Days (2004) 125 This side of Tulla there was a bit of a blind laneway and I'd pull in there and have a flask of tea. 8. transitive. To draw in (one's stomach, etc.), esp. in order to appear thinner or fitter; (also) to suck in (one's cheeks). ΚΠ 1917 Atlanta Constit. 15 Mar. 6/5 Go out into the street, throw out your chest, pull in your stomach,..and walk briskly along. 1937 M. Hart & G. S. Kaufman You can't take it with You ii. 112 Penny. Has something happened to your figure during these eight years? De Pinna. (pulling in his stomach) No. 1988 U. Holden Unicorn Sisters iii. 36 I would..pull in my cheeks to look alluring. 1996 Observer (Nexis) 14 Jan. 13 If you want to be more active, you could practise pulling in your stomach or buttock muscles. 9. intransitive. Surfing. To manoeuvre into the barrel of a wave. Cf. to pull off 8 at Phrasal verbs, to pull out 9b at Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > surfing > surf-ride [verb (intransitive)] > actions of surfer pearl-dive1923 slide1931 hot-dog1959 to hang five, ten1962 to kick out1962 to cut back1963 to pull out1963 to pull off1964 nose-ride1965 rollercoaster1969 shred1977 rail1986 to pull in1987 1987 Sydney Morning Herald 3 Dec. (Eastern Herald section) 31/2 He won his first round heat and on one wave pulled in to a four metre close-out tube on his backhand. 2001 T. Cralle Surfin'ary (ed. 2) 198/1 Pull in.., to enter the barrel or the tube is to ‘pull in’. Get in the barrel. 2015 W. Finnegan Barbarian Days (2016) vii. 248 The wave on Nias..invited you to move farther up, get in earlier, take a higher line, pull in deeper. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。