| 释义 |
pull one's weight
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | pull one's weight - do one's share in a common task; "Bob has never pulled his weight, and we all have to work harder to make up for his laziness"work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
Translationspull (pul) verb1. to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force. He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages. 拉，拖，牽 拉，拖，牵 2. (with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at. He pulled at his cigarette. 猛吸(煙等) 猛吸（烟等） 3. to row. He pulled towards the shore. 划(船) 划（船） 4. (of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction. The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road. 駕駛，移動 驾驶，移动 noun1. an act of pulling. I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe. 拉，拖，拔 拉，拖，拔 2. a pulling or attracting force. magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea. 拉力，吸引力 拉力，吸引力 3. influence. He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster. 影響 影响pull apart / to pieces to tear or destroy completely by pulling. 撕碎 撕碎pull down to destroy or demolish (buildings). 摧毀，破壞 摧毁，破坏 pull a face / faces (at) to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse. The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish. 做鬼臉 做鬼脸pull a gun etc on to produce and aim a gun etc at (a person). 把槍對準... 把枪对准...pull off to succeed in doing. He's finally pulled it off! 努力實現，贏得 努力实现，赢得 pull on to put on (a piece of clothing) hastily. She pulled on a sweater. 穿(衣) 穿（衣） pull oneself together to control oneself; to regain one's self-control. At first she was terrified, then she pulled herself together. 恢復鎮定 恢复镇定pull through to (help to) survive an illness etc. He is very ill, but he'll pull through; The expert medical treatment pulled him through. 恢復健康 恢复健康pull up (of a driver or vehicle) to stop. He pulled up at the traffic lights. 停(車) 停（车） pull one's weight to take one's fair share of work, duty etc. 努力做好自己份內的工作 努力做好自己份内的工作pull someone's legleg
pull one's weight
pull (one's) weightTo contribute to a group activity or project in proportion to one's abilities or role. If you don't pull your weight, our presentation will never be finished on time.See also: pull, weightpull one's weightAlso, pull one's own weight. Do one's share, as in We have a small organization, so we all must pull our own weight. This term comes from rowing, where each crew member must pull on an oar at least enough to propel himself or herself. Its figurative use dates from about 1900. See also: pull, weightpull one's (own) weight, toTo do one’s share of the work. This term comes from rowing, where each member of a crew must pull on an oar at least hard enough to propel his or her own weight. The term was used figuratively from about 1900 on. In a 1902 speech, Theodore Roosevelt said, “The first requisite of a good citizen . . . is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight.” See also: pullEncyclopediaSeepullFinancialSeePullpull one's weight
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