( Aut : from kerb ) 开(開)出 kāichū ( when overtaking ) 超车(車) chāochē
pull off
( take off : clothes ) 脱(脫)下 tuōxià
pull into
( driver, vehicle : road, drive ) 拐(枴)入 guǎirù
pull in
( at the kerb ) 停了下来(來) tíngle xiàlái
pull down
( building ) 拆毁(毀) chāihuǐ
pull back
( retreat : troops ) 撤退 chètuì
pull away
( vehicle, driver ) 开(開)走 kāizǒu
pull apart
( separate : fighters ) 拉开(開) lākāi
pull over
1. phrasal verb
When a vehicle or driver pulls over, the vehicle moves closer to the side of the road and stops there.
He noticed a man behind him in a blue Ford gesticulating to pull over. [VERBPARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If the police pull over a driver or vehicle, they make the driver stop at the side of the road, usually becausethe driver has been driving dangerously.
The officers pulled him over after a high-speed chase. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
Police pulled over his Mercedes near Dieppe. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
3. See also pullover
See full dictionary entry for pull
pull over in British English
verb
1. (intransitive)
(of a motor vehicle, driver, etc) to halt at the side of the road
2. (transitive)
(of a police officer) to instruct (the driver of a motor vehicle) to halt at the side of the road
pull over in American English
to drive (a vehicle) to or toward the curb
See full dictionary entry for pull
Examples of 'pull over' in a sentence
pull over
Maybe a minimum tariff of five years will make more drivers pull over first.
The Sun (2016)
It has become so popular, drivers regularly pull over to take pictures.
The Sun (2016)
He sped off after it, cornering the van when the driver pulled over to make a phone call.
The Sun (2016)
POLICE pulled over a van driver and found his passenger was sitting on a plastic school chair instead of a fixed seat.
The Sun (2017)
But she was twice pulled over by police after being banned.
The Sun (2010)
We were only in the taxi for five minutes before the driver pulled over.
The Sun (2012)
He pulled over to the side of the road and cried.
The Sun (2008)
The driver pulled over and told me to get off.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Police could soon have the technology to pull over noisy vehicles and issue on-the-spot fines.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He pulled over after seeing a police car's flashing blue lights and ran off.
The Sun (2012)
We pull over to the side of the road, and the young driver apologises profusely.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Other drivers pulled over to let the 999 vehicle go past.
The Sun (2014)
Shortly after leaving the checkpoint, the buses pulled over to the side of the road.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But after just 100 yards the driver had to pull over so she could be sick.
The Sun (2012)
He drove off, but was pulled over soon after by police and arrested on suspicion of murder.
The Sun (2014)
I had pulled over to the side of the road and was sleeping.
The Sun (2008)
COPS caused a five-mile jam by pulling over drivers in the rush hour to quiz them about traffic problems.
The Sun (2015)
Suddenly, without warning or explanation, the taxi driver pulled over on a crowded street.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So, when the old chap is upstanding, it gets pulled over to one side.
The Sun (2012)
If you do get chest pain or discomfort whilst you are driving, pull over to the side as soon as you can safely do so.
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
A taxi driver pulled over.
The Sun (2015)
It was 3am and we'd pulled over to the side of the road to look at the map.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
TWO men were arrested yesterday after police pulled over their swerving saloon car - and found 14 sheep inside.
The Sun (2010)
Chinese translation of 'pull over'
pull over
vi
靠边(邊)停下 (kàobiān tíngxià)
vt
the police pulled him over警察叫他停车(車) (jǐngchá jiào tā tíngchē)