1usually with adverbial Exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself.

外在因素和个人信仰使他们选择了不同的方向，分道扬镳。

小男孩在她裙子上拽了一下。

1. 1.1 (of an animal or vehicle) be attached to the front and be the source of forward movement of (a vehicle)
   （动物，车辆）向前拖拉（车辆）
   the carriage was pulled by four horses

   马车由四匹马拉着。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The horses pulling his carriage bolted and the carriage was left hanging over a bridge above the river Seine.
   • Overworked horses pulling carriages laden with tourists trot frantically up the hill as the fierce morning sun beats down.
   • Originally operated by the Royal Navy, in Fulham, the vehicle pulled trailers filled with torpedoes.
   • There, cows and geese sway and horses pull carts past old men who sit motionless in the shade of a few broad trees.
   • Out in the street a horse pulled its abandoned cart, oblivious to the disturbance.
   • After the repairs, farmers on their way to the bog could trot their donkeys on the narrow roadway, instead of helping the little beasts pull the carts out of ruts.
   • Two horses were pulling the carriage but Jok was not guiding them.
   • A couple have told how they are lucky to be alive after a horse pulling their carriage ran amok and started a stampede during a holiday pleasure trip.
   • Animal lover Mrs Trueman's funeral carriage was pulled by the horses used in the recent funeral of East End gangster Reggie Kray.
   • Waka, the Clydesdale horse pulls a wagon over a hundred years old, and the driver gives a commentary as you travel.
   • Farmers sent grain, fruit, and vegetables to the goldfields, and supplied oats and wheat to feed horses pulling wagons and coaches to and from the goldfields.
   • Crouching in the shadows, he watched silently as the beast pulled a wagon away down the street.
   • The horses pulling the carriage suddenly took fright for no apparent reason, snapped the traces and bolted off, startling both the hosts and their guest of honour.
   • His legs are racing forward like two horses pulling a runaway carriage and his arms circling outward in the air like two sailors tied to the mast of sinking ship.
   • Then out of nowhere came the sound of a cart being pulled by heavy horses.
   • The horse started pulling the cart up the long cobbled driveway.
   • The confusion, it seems, is because the horses pulling the royal carriage procession are being stabled at Imphal Barracks.
   • Just five or ten years ago, the potato men would have come down this street in a wooden wagon pulled by a horse.
   • The simple wooden carriage was pulled by two horses, and was ridden by one lone figure.
   • The last horses you would see would be the barge horses pulling the canal boats to Bolton and Bury - now these, too, are no more.
2. 1.2no object (of an engine) exert propulsive force; deliver power.
   （发动机）施加拉力，传输动力
   the engine warmed up quickly and pulled well

   发动机迅速预热，开足马力。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The fact that the rumble from those slash cut exhausts sounds most impressive when the engine's pulling from low revs might have had something to do with it…
   • The 115 bhp engine pulls well throughout its speed range, which peaks at 122 mph.
   • However, power is abundant, particularly from 3000 rpm upwards when the engine pulls particularly strongly, making it feel more like a petrol.
   • And it does that acceleration part rather well, pulling like a jet engine lined up at a runway's start right from the low end of the rev-counter scale.
   • That the engine pulls firmly, with a creamy, discreet blare, across a broad rev-range helps.
3. 1.3no object Work oars to cause a boat to move.
   （划桨）开船；划桨，划船
   he pulled at the oars and the boat moved swiftly through the water

   他划动船桨，船儿迅速划过水面。

   she looked at the waves and pulled hard with her oars

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The breeze that filled the sail died down; they furled the sail and lowered the mast; then, once again, they pulled at the oars.
   • In rowing, if you look like you're pulling hard you're not rowing the boat as efficiently as you can be.
   • Heading the little boat toward land the men pulled at the oars till nearly noon.
4. 1.4pull oneself Move in a specified direction with effort, especially by taking hold of something and exerting force.
   （尤指抓住东西用力朝特定方向）移动
   he pulled himself into the saddle

   他用力一拉跨上了马鞍。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Typically, developing children sit up, crawl, pull themselves up, then toddle.
   • The effort to pull myself back under the covers hurt just as much as standing up did.
   • As he swung away he used a bit of the excess force to pull himself up.
   • Marc moved his leg gingerly and with great effort pulled himself to his feet.
   • With an effort, she pulled herself upright, weaving through the crowd.
   • Balou, in very critical condition had somehow managed to crawl home, pulling himself by his front paws.
   • With no small effort, the helicopter pulls itself 25 ft in the air and reveals that the horizon line is no longer a line at all but a squiggle drawn from 30,000 people standing in a row.
   • It took them an hour to move an inch up that pipe; pulling themselves along via their chins.
   • He'd gone no more than a yard when Pritchard pulled himself up, moving slowly enough not to make any noise.
   • Once I relaxed and started to pull myself upward, I slid through the gap easily.
   • With great effort, she pulled herself back and slid her sword back against his blade.
   • I put a great amount of effort into pulling myself up into a sitting position, but that didn't make my whereabouts any clearer.
   • One more effort like that to pull himself along the ground would finish him.
   • I scurried up and crawled into bed, pulling myself under the comfortable covers.
   • He could then pull himself up by fractions of an inch at a time.
   • He got his leg over the top, and started to pull himself up as he crawled forward.
   • Alex reached out and grabbed the side of the opening, pulling himself forward with effort.
   • I startle myself when I wrap my arms around Shane's neck, pulling myself forward towards the edge of the car as I do so.
   • ‘Grab a hold of the edges and pull yourself up,’ Sean explained.
   • With effort the turtle pulls himself over the ledge and then rests a moment.

   Synonyms

   crawl, move on all fours, move on hands and knees, pull oneself, inch, edge, slither, slide, squirm, wriggle, writhe, worm, worm one's way, insinuate oneself
5. 1.5with object and adverbial Remove or extract (something) by grasping and exerting force on it.
   she pulled a handkerchief out of her pocket

   她从衣袋里拉出了手帕。

   he pulled on his boots

   他急忙穿上了靴子。

   I pulled up some onions

   我拔了一些洋葱。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • She pulls a couple of chairs up to the window.
   • ‘We were supposedly to pull a name out of the hat as part of a game and I pulled out his,’ recalls Rona.
   • I pulled out a comb and brushed my hair.
   • If the bead is screwed in place, remove the screws and pull it out with pliers.
   • Trev went back to the bedroom to pull on clothes as Ford pulled the pizza box out of the fridge.
   • My hands trembling, I fumbled to remove my shoes and pull the boots on over my stockings.
   • The cry turned into a growl as it turned around completely, taking the arrow in its teeth and pulling it out.
   • After brushing her teeth, she pulled the pins from her hair, letting it fall in waves down to her hips.
   • Tricia opened the fridge and pulled out a carton of milk, then pulled a saucer out of a cabinet.
   • She carefully removed her headdress and pulled the choir robe over her head.
   • The coleoptile could then be removed by carefully pulling it away from the kernel between the thumb and the forefinger.
   • She removed her hat and pulled the hair pins from her hair and let it hang loose down her back.
   • It will have an extractor to pull the fired shell out of the chamber, and an ejector to kick it out of the gun.
   • Instead, an extractor pulls empties from the chamber just far enough to allow you to grip and remove them.
   • An extractor pulls empty cases part way from the chamber, where they can be removed with your fingers.
   • Stumbling to her dresser, she pulled out the first things she saw and pulled them on.
   • Sam pulled out her black book and opened it, pulling a pencil from her bag.
   • I turned around towards the door, pulling my spare key out of my purse and unlocking it, walking inside.
   • At the bottom of the lever's stroke, the extractor pulls the spent cartridge partially from the chamber.
   • From behind his back, he pulled out a menu like he was a magician pulling a rabbit out of his hat.

   Synonyms

   pull out, draw out, take out, extract, remove, root out
6. 1.6 Damage (a muscle, ligament, etc.) by abnormal strain.
   拉伤（肌肉、韧带等）
   he pulled a calf muscle in the first half of the game and had to be replaced

   Example sentencesExamples

   • One recent anecdote - I've had a pulled muscle or something in my chest recently, from sneezing a lot last time I had a cold.
   • Broken noses, bad backs and pulled muscles seemed to lie everywhere.
   • You see a lot more strains and pulled muscles that can end up hampering the player all year long.
   • I knew someone who pulled both their hamstring muscles because they didn't stretch.
   • The Jets weren't going to suffer a mass of broken bones, torn ligaments and pulled muscles on his watch.
   • He rubbed at his neck, the pulled muscle had caused him agony all night but he hadn't dared to show it.
   • Pain throbbed in pulled muscles and throughout a multitude of new cuts, bruises and scratches.
   • This was no pulled muscle, Ivan thought as he crumpled against the doorway he had just walked through.
   • Flexible muscles are far less likely to be strained or pulled than tight ones.
   • She refused and subsequently suffered injuries to her shoulder, pulled muscles and bruises.
   • Which means that this winter promises to be a blur of pounding damp London streets, probable pulled groin muscles and blisters.
   • You guys must all paddle the same and all overcompensate somehow to have pulled that muscle.
   • She felt like she had a back strain or pulled ligament in her right side above her hip.
   • Wright might not be able to start the opener because of a pulled stomach muscle.
   • When strain is put on the knee, the muscles around the kneecap can be pulled.
   • When you're a trainer in the lower minors, you do more than tend to ankle sprains and pulled muscles.
   • The cramps possibly were a side effect of a pulled muscle suffered in winter ball last year.
   • Whether a rolled ankle, a torn ligament or a pulled muscle, rare is the athlete who has not had to battle through physical pain.
   • He banged his head on the way over, hated the ground and did the splits over the first fence, pulling all the muscles in his chest.
   • Pleasurable when you get there but try not to pull a muscle or strain something else trying to saddle up.

   Synonyms

   strain, sprain, turn, wrench, rick, stretch, tear

   dislocate, put out of joint, damage
7. 1.7informal Bring out (a weapon) for use against someone.
   〈非正式〉拔出，掏出（武器）对付某人
   it's not every day a young woman pulls a gun on a burglar

   年轻妇女掏枪对付夜盗不是常有的事。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He allegedly pulled a gun on a youth football coach because his son wasn't getting enough playing time at a game in northeast Phiiladelphia.
   • Have you ever had someone pull a gun on you?
   • Cops claim he pulled a rifle on them when they were in his town house, allegedly looking for a burglar.

   Synonyms

   take out, draw, pull, draw out, bring out, get out, withdraw, fish out, produce
8. 1.8British Draw (beer) from a barrel to serve.
   〈英〉（从桶中）汲取（用于招待的啤酒）
   he ordered three beers and the barman pulled them

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The staff know what they're doing, and how to pull a pint, but will leave you in peace.
   • Pretend you've worked in a pub before, learn how to pull a decent pint and your laughing!
9. 1.9pull at/onno object Inhale deeply while smoking (a pipe, cigarette, or cigar)
   深吸烟斗（或烟）
   she pulled on her cigarette and blew the smoke at him

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He took another pull at the now half-gone smoke and leaned back again with a sudden hard grin.
   • He took a pull at his pipe.
   • Filling them in our imagination with rugs and pack saddles and couched animals and merchants pulling on hookahs.
10. 1.10Computing Retrieve (an item of data) from the top of a stack.
    〔计算机〕拉式检索（数据）
    Example sentencesExamples

    • The image database continues to pull from Google at this point.
    • Data may be pulled from a single knowledge base or multiple databases throughout the enterprise.

2no object, with adverbial Move steadily in a specified direction or manner.

公共汽车就要启动。

那男孩朝前奔去，绕过拐角就不见了。

1. 2.1no object, with adverbial of direction Move one's body in a specified direction, especially against resistance.
   使身体朝某个方向移动（尤指挣脱）
   she tried to pull away from him

   她试图挣脱开他。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I pull away from Jeremy, my left hand moving straight to my mouth.
   • He didn't make a move to stop her or pull away from her.
   • Cathy tried to pull away from him but he wouldn't let her.
   • He tried to pull away from the men but he could not.
   • A chill descends down my spine as I pull away from the Caddy.

3Attract (someone) as a customer; cause to show interest in something.

吸引数百万外国游客的旅游景点。

1. 3.1British informal Succeed in attracting sexually.
   〈非正式〉引诱
   I used my sense of humour to pull girls

   我用幽默感引诱姑娘上钩。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Within the meteorological fraternity will they henceforth be held in awe and get the best seats at the annual Christmas dance and pull the cutest weather girls?
   • True, it is risky going on the pull in pretentious nightclubs if you are blind: you might just pull an ugly sister.
2. 3.2informal Carry out or achieve (something clever or duplicitous)
   〈非正式〉实现，获得（需要技巧、运气或计划的东西）
   the magazine pulled its trick of producing the right issue at the right time

   该杂志抓住恰当时机推出合适的一期。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Then we had the Minister pull the dirtiest trick I have seen in the parliamentary process in 30 years.
   • I knew if I were his enemy he would've pulled one of those tricks out of his sleeve and cut me up in seconds.
   • We skated there for a while and everyone seemed to be pulling the newest tricks.
   • The riot was a dirty trick which was pulled off through the use of deception, and Bloggergate is the same thing.
   • The lefties on this site are pulling a classic liberal trick.

   Synonyms

   commit, carry out, perform, execute, do, effect, bring about, be guilty of, be to blame for, be responsible for, accomplish, inflict, wreak

4informal Cancel or withdraw (an entertainment or advertisement)

刚出现一点小困难，特约演奏会就取消了。

1. 4.1North American Withdraw or disqualify (a player) from a game.
   〈北美〉禁止（运动员）参赛；终止…的资格
   four of the leading eight runners were pulled

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Narron has told all players that if they don't get to a base they are supposed to get to, they will be pulled from the game.
   • When I said I was going to pull a player from a game tomorrow, it's not because I'm thinking he will be tired the next day.
   • They know that I do not pull players because of bad play - only because of bad attitudes.
   • He pulled a player for making a mistake, chewed him out, then hugged him around the neck and kissed him on the cheek.
   • He has shown he will pull any player who has a defensive lapse.
2. 4.2 Arrest.
   逮捕，拘留
   I am never likely to get pulled for speeding

   我不喜欢开车，也决不会因超速行驶被抓。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • My dad was pulled for drunk driving.
   • If pulled for speeding in Virginia, do I have the right to ask the officer to see the radar?

   Synonyms

   arrest, apprehend, detain, take into custody, take prisoner, seize, capture, catch, take in
3. 4.3 Check the speed of (a horse), especially so as to make it lose a race.
   （尤指赛马时为了故意落败而）控制（马）的速度
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Jockey Justin Sheehan said after that race that he had almost pulled the horse up midway through the race.
   • As riders attempted to avoid the fallen horse, they pulled their horses up and effectively out of the race.

5Cricket
Play (the ball) round to the leg side from the off.

1. 5.1Baseball Golf Strike (the ball) in the direction of one's follow-through so that it travels to the left (or, with a left-handed player, the right).
   〔高尔夫，棒球〕击（球）使之朝左侧（或对左手击球员而言朝右侧）滚动
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Most players, including myself, tend to pull the ball to the left on uphill lies because leg drive is inhibited going into the slope.
   • Lefthanded hitters pull the ball, and sure-handed righthanders slap the ball to the opposite field.
   • If you swing down steeply and then follow through flat, you're likely to slice or pull the ball.
   • This can cause any number of errors, such as pulling the ball to the left or hitting it thin.
   • A left-handed hitter pulls a single to right field, scoring the runner from second and sending the other to third.

6American Football
no object (of a lineman) withdraw from and cross behind the line of scrimmage to block opposing players and clear the way for a runner.

7Print (a proof).

1An act of pulling something.

猛扯头发，头发就会连根拔起。

1. 1.1 A handle to hold while pulling.
   拉手，把手
   the car didn't have external door handles, just pulls inside

   这辆车外面没有门把手，只有里面有。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Other highlights include handstitched doorknobs and door levers and a wide range of cabinet pulls and knobs.
   • With the plane disintegrating around him, O'Grady reached down between his knees and grabbed the pull handle of his ejection seat.
   • Taking safety seriously whilst wearing a lifejacket, be aware of where the manual pull handle is, even if it is ‘automatic’.
   • Reaching down into his pocket the man pulled out a plain black sack with a pull string handle that tightened and closed the opening to the sack.
   • If you plan to reuse the hardware, clean and store all the pulls, knobs and their screws in plastic bags.
   • As we do we notice that on the outside is only a solid pull handle, rather than the normal door handle that's on the other side.
   • Purchased doorknobs and drawer pulls from specialty hardware store.
   • If you're careful you can measure to locate holes for pulls and knobs.
   • They have beautiful double-action trigger pulls and are remarkably accurate.
   • Leather drawer and door pulls add a luxury touch to practical hardware.
   • Made of 1800 denier polyester, it has a retractable pull handle and inline skate wheels.
   • The jewelry designer fashioned a copper sink, some light fixtures, and drawer pulls, and she tiled one of the baths.
   • Many of these actuators were simple levers or wire pulls, none of which had any means to prevent unauthorised operation.
   • To neatly convey the choice of sizes in the case of such items as drawer pulls, the entire range might be lined up on the page in descending order.
   • The Avenger is a double roller bag with polyester construction and a retractable metal pull handle.
   • She fell off my dresser and her back leg got caught in my drawer pull and she fractured her foot.
   • See where your body fits in relation to all the moving parts and adjust the machine accordingly, using the knobs and pulls.
   • It was based on the Bar X type, but in a casino cabinet with a pull handle.
   • Or the crown moulding or the fancy new Lutron dimmers or the under-the-cabinet lights or even the drawer pulls.
   • In addition to the pulls and knobs themselves, there are also backer plates, which sit behind the pull or knob.

   Synonyms

   handle, grip, switch, joystick, key, knob
2. 1.2 A deep draught of a drink.
   一满口（或大口）饮料
   he unscrewed the cap from the flask and took another pull

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He kept the drink at his lips for an extra pull, feeling the alcohol burn a path from his tongue to his stomach.
   • Did she hide bottles in the garden or the lavatory cistern and take a sneaky pull when she thought no one was looking?
   • Tahr took a pull of her drink, then stared at it as if wishing it were something stronger.
   • She looked at him and took a long pull of her drink.
   • She takes a deep pull and starts coughing really hard and laughing at the same time.

   Synonyms

   gulp, draught, drink, swallow, mouthful, sip, sup

   informal swill, swig, slug

   North American informal chug
3. 1.3 An act of inhaling while smoking a pipe, cigarette, or cigar.
   深吸烟斗（或烟）
   he took a pull on his cheroot

   他吸了一口方头雪茄烟。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He laughed a little, putting the pipe back in his mouth for a long pull.
   • WIM takes a pull from a handmade cigarette, scoops the bones up without looking, then casts them again.
   • While waiting for a bus, remove a cigarette from pack and proceed to light. After taking 3 pulls, your bus should be there…!
   • My hand found the packet, and I slid out and lit a Marlboro, and took a long deep pull.
   • Black & Mild cigars tasted a lot like black coffee from the initial pull.

   Synonyms

   puff

   informal drag
4. 1.4British in singular An act of moving steadily or with effort.
   稳步（或努力）的移动
   a pull for ten minutes brought me to the summit

   我努力攀登十分钟后到达了山顶。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I had always pulled hard, but never seemed to get much distance or speed from the pull relative to the effort I put forth.
5. 1.5 An injury to a muscle or ligament caused by abnormal strain.
   拉伤（肌肉、韧带等）
   he was ruled out of the game with a hamstring pull

   他因腿筋拉伤而被撤出了比赛。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Muscle pulls are rarely serious, unless they occur in a vulnerable area, such as the hamstring.
   • I saw the mechanics and the leg drive - not the hamstring pulls or the shoulder injury.
   • His injury woes have cleared up significantly after selling his Mercedes, believing the strain from the pedals was creating muscle pulls by putting pressure on his back.
   • This afternoon, with almost half his squad involved in matches, he will face a tense wait for news of groin strains and hamstring pulls.
   • A proper warm-up literally warms and lubricates the muscles, thereby greatly reducing the risk of pulls and strains.
   • He got more bruises and cuts, muscle pulls and strains than he could remember.
   • The pull of these muscles occasionally exacerbates fracture displacement.
   • By the end of the season I was suffering from a muscle pull injury in my shoulder that effectively ended my rookie tennis season.
   • Patients frequently have a history of a minor injury, sprain or muscle pull incurred while participating in a sport.
   • He will put an emphasis on stretching, and the Saints hope Smith's training can prevent the muscle pulls and tears that have hampered the team.
   • Owen's biggest challenge might be avoiding hamstring muscle pulls, which have plagued him during his short career.
   • Embrace the pain - so long as it's not caused by a real injury, like a muscle pull.
   • Half way through the fourth, Palmer suffered a muscle pull and surrendered effectively at that point.
   • I am healthy, and the only time I've had to see a doctor in the last five years was for a muscle pull.
   • I've learned this lesson the hard way after several strains and pulls.
   • He has worked diligently on his conditioning, hoping to prevent muscle pulls and strains, which have hampered him during the season.
   • The result has been few problems with hamstring pulls, rib-cage injuries and shoulder strains.
   • Avoid jerking or bouncing as it can lead to strains, pulls and other kinds of injuries.
   • I want to make the point that the feeling of the muscle pull is nothing like the increasing fatigue of running.
   • However, Andres had to overcome two serious injuries, the first of which was a hamstring pull.

2in singular A force drawing someone or something in a particular direction.

水的拉力把她冲走了。

对她来说，故乡的魅力是强烈的。

1. 2.1count noun Something exerting an influence or attraction.
   产生影响（或吸引力）的东西
   one of the pulls of urban life is the opportunity of finding employment

   城市生活的诱惑之一是工作机会多。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The paintings exert an almost palpable pull, urging you closer.
   • There's an insistent rough-edged energy to Dude which exerts a physical pull that I find wholly appealing.
   • Nevertheless, it demonstrates the pull a curator can exert on an exhibition.
   • Strange, though, exerts a pull, it draws you in to a place you've never been and may not understand, but which takes on a palpable and seductive existence.
   • Then his eyes slid over to Damien's discarded weapon, drawn irresistibly by an invisible pull.
   • It's an odd pull that land of cactus and mesquite exerts on those of us born to it.
   • For Mr Dinsey the relief road has opened up what was once a choked town centre and transformed it into a pleasant attraction which has become a pull for new businesses.
   • Despite his track record Davies admits to being in awe of Doctor Zhivago, largely because the 1965 film version still exerts such a pull.
   • But there is also an internal pull, drawing men and women to embrace a label they might once have eschewed.
   • The European Union has become a gigantic political and economic magnet whose greatest strength is the attractive pull it exerts on its neighbors.
   • In its own insidious way, the movie exerts an oneiric pull, as hypnotic as the sight of Skull Island from the deck of the fogbound Venture.
   • Henry Street continues to exert a strong pull, attracting more shoppers than Grafton Street at all peak shopping periods this quarter.
   • From the bedroom, Essence of Persimmon exerts a magnetic pull I can feel in my chest.
   • Not exclusively, of course, but the monochromatic examples exerted a considerable pull.
   • She never conveys the emotional pull Sondheim exerts on some of us.
   • After all, we're an island nation on whom the sea exerts an irresistible pull.
   • Stacey felt a pull of attraction she tried to ignore.
   • The Maltese are devout Catholics and the church exerts a strong pull.
   • The pull of crossover books is similar to the appeal of crime and other genre fiction: Character and Story - elements that are sometimes lost in the literary novel.
   • He will probably be unable to counter such a pull before the instability is established.

   Synonyms

   attraction, lure, allurement, enticement, drawing power, draw, magnetism, influence, enchantment, magnet, temptation, invitation, fascination, appeal
2. 2.2mass noun Ability to exercise influence.
   the team might be seeded because of their pull within soccer's international body

   凭其在国际足球机构的影响力，该队有可能被定为种子队。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The cold reality is that boaters have absolutely zero political pull.
   • A minor group in Kurdistan with little real pull or power.
   • People without his political pull have spent years futilely trying to clear their names.
   • When it comes to things like videos, major labels have a lot of pull, where independent labels are pretty much blackballed.
   • While I'd like to believe that Stern doesn't have that much pull with his listeners, I know I'd just be kidding myself.
   • The psalm-singing donkey bishop has political pull.
   • While the UK is number one in European biotechnology, there is far less market pull, especially within healthcare, in Europe compared with the US.
   • Less rain would be good in the afternoon/evening, so if anyone has any pull with the weather folks, put in a good word, would you?
   • In retrospect, I think one of the things we didn't have is that we didn't have any political pull.
   • These factors helped Delors exert pull within the European Council, in which the Commission President is the only non-head of state or government who is a full member.
   • Our young men are also susceptible to the media's pull.
   • The hereditary peers aren't the only ones with pull.
   • Up to now if you had political pull or you could pressurise those who had you shunted yourself up the priority list ahead of schools in greater need.
   • The High Commands of both countries were dominated by the old traditional cavalry regiments and their political pull was great.
   • The smaller outfits will simply never have the political pull or advertising budget of the big guys.
   • Smaller companies without political pull will be liquidated if they don't fill the quota; larger companies will be left alone.
   • Subsequently peer pressure and blackmail of friendship are often major contributing pull factors.
   • In both cases White's Bishops should give him some pull.
   • We expect that clergy will be appointed because they show appropriate spirituality and not because their families have some pull with the patron of the parish.
   • He has Southern charm, a Southern drawl and maybe some Southern pull.

   Synonyms

   influence, sway, strength, power, authority, say, prestige, standing, weight, leverage, muscle, teeth

   informal clout, beef
3. 2.3British informal An attempt to attract someone sexually.
   〈非正式〉性引诱
   an eligible bachelor on the pull

   极易受性引诱的单身汉。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Basically, a bunch of women are shrieking laughter at each other while they neck Lambrini before heading out on the pull, staggering around like chimps at a tea-party.
   • At least, I think it is a glare, maybe the old roué is on the pull and has mistaken the duchess of Cornwall for one of the ladies of the night that are standard fare at Tory party parties.
   • I remember now why I'm not interested in going on the pull.
   • I don't go out on the pull, and the realm of one-night stands seems to be beyond someone with my looks and personality.
   • He asked me to demonstrate how my shoulders would be if I was trying to look like Joe Cool out on the pull, whoever Joe Cool might be.

3(in sport) a pulling stroke.

4A printer's proof.