tug

/tʌɡ/📚 9516 85 2六级考研托福雅思
If you tug something or tug at it, you give it a quick and usually strong pull. 猛拉; 拽

verb [vt. 及物动词](用力地)拉,拖,拽;(迅速地)穿(衣服);用拖船拖(船);努力做

A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitedly.
一个小男孩跑了过来,兴奋地拽着他的袖子。

noun [专属名词]拖船;猛拉,拽;一股强烈的感情;强大的吸引力;(滑翔机的)拖航飞机;(系在马鞍上支承车杠或挽绳的)圆环;苦干;竞争,较量

...a 76,000-ton barge pulled by five tug boats.
…被5艘拖船拖拉着的一艘76000吨的驳船。

“探戈” → 跳探戈时脚步拖拉要有力 → 用力拖
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The tug crossed our stern not fifty yards away. 那艘拖船在不到50码的地方与我们的船尾错过。
Waiting for the Star Ferry, I see the winking lights of tug boats as they fuss around a cruise ship. 在等天星轮的时候,我看到拖船的灯光闪烁着,它们在一艘游轮的周围忙乱着。
Finally, scientists measure the star's wobble due to the planet's gravitational tug, known as the radial velocity. 最后,科学家测量了由于行星的引力拖拉而产生的恒星摆动,这就是径向速度。