tug
拔河,拖船,强拉硬拽,强拉
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Definitions
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tugged, tug·ging.
- : to pull at with force, vigor, or effort.
- : to move by pulling forcibly; drag; haul.
- : to tow by means of a tugboat.
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tugged, tug·ging.
- : to pull with force or effort: to tug at a stuck drawer.
- : to strive hard; labor; toil.
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- : an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
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Examples
The backward tug of this material’s gravity then causes the cluster to plunge closer and closer to the galactic center.
For designers, though, possibly the most intriguing aspect of the Tik Tok tug-of-war is the report, first floated in the New York Times, that the leading candidate for CEO of the restructured entity is Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom.
Foundational theories of morality have been locked in a perennial tug of war between the supernaturalism of Plato and the naturalism of his opponents.
Foundational theories of morality have been locked in a perennial tug of war.
Each star tends to keep the disk aligned with itself, and the tug-of-war warped and sheared the disk, and twisted the inner ring even further.
These men and women will no doubt cause a tug a war in time.
The White House has been mediating the tug of war between the CIA and the committee over the redaction process.
But since then it has been subject to a tug of war with the CIA.
After this Euro-Russian tug of war, the sparks ignited in Kiev and Moscow.
Throughout the day, you would overhear chit-chat about the ongoing tug-of-war between libertarians and social conservatives.
He was given no reply save a muttered curse, a command to hold his tongue, and an angry tug at his tied arms.