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drag

/ˈdræɡ/ American
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  • v. 拖, 拽
  • v. 挪
  • n. 累赘, 乏味的事
  • n. 一口烟
Definition
  • v. to pull something heavy slowly
  • v. to move slowly with effort
  • n. something that slows progress or is boring
  • n. a slow, deep breath of smoke from a cigarette
Example
Please don't drag your feet across the clean floor.
请不要把脚拖在干净的地板上。
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Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: to pull something heavy with effort (verb).

比较义项:用力拖拉沉重的东西(动词)。

  • drag 本词

    Drag stresses pulling something so it moves along a surface, often slowly with scraping or trailing contact; typical of everyday, short-distance actions like feet, furniture, or bags, without necessarily implying great effort.

    drag 强调让物体贴着地面或表面移动,动作缓慢,常伴有摩擦或拖曳的痕迹;多用于日常、短距离的动作,如拖脚步、挪家具或包,不一定表示费很大力气。

    She dragged the heavy box across the kitchen floor, scratching the tiles.

    她把沉重的箱子拖过厨房地板,把瓷砖都划伤了。

  • haul

    Haul stresses exerting great physical effort to pull or transport something heavy, often over a longer distance and frequently with a vehicle, rope, or manual labor, without focusing on surface contact.

    haul 强调费很大力气去拖拉或搬运沉重的东西,常涉及较长的距离,并且经常借助卡车、绳索或人力搬运,不强调物体是否贴着地面移动。

    The truck can haul heavy loads across the country.

    这辆卡车能把沉重的货物拖运到全国各地。

Drag and haul both mean pulling something heavy with effort. Drag stresses pulling so the thing moves along a surface, often slowly, like feet or furniture. Haul stresses using great effort to move something heavy over a long distance, often with a truck or rope.

这两个词都表示费力拖拉沉重的东西,但语气和情景略有不同:drag 强调物体贴着地面或表面被拖行,动作较慢,常用于日常动作(如拖着脚步、挪动家具);haul 强调费大力气搬运沉重货物,常用于较长距离的运输,多搭配卡车、绳索等工具。这里不比较 drag 表示“无聊、拖沓”的引申义,也不比较 haul 作名词表示“捕获物、赃物”的用法。