yank
verb
uk/jæŋk/us/jæŋk/[Tusually+ adv/prep]informal
topullsomethingforcefullywith aquickmovement:
猛拉;猛拽Hetrippedover thecordand yanked theplugout.他绊到了电线,一下子把插头拽了出来。
She yankedopenthecupboarddoorand everythingfellout.她猛地打开橱柜,所有东西都掉了出来。
to pull something
- pullPull your chair over here so you can see the screen.
- dragShe dragged the canoe down to the water.
- haulThey hauled the boat out of the water.
- towYou shouldn't drive fast when your car is towing a trailer.
- yankShe marched to the door and yanked it open.
- wrenchThe phone had been wrenched from the wall.
[Toften passive]mainlyUSinformal
tosuddenlyremovesomeone or something:
突然除掉I was yankedout ofschoolandforcedto go towork.我被赶出了学校,只好去找工作。
Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw
- drawsomethingup
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitchsomethingup
- pluck
- reel
- reelsomethingin/out
- retract
- retractable
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- trail
- tug
- twitch
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Removing and extracting
yank
noun[Cusually singular]
informaluk/jæŋk/us/jæŋk/aquickforcefulpullof something:
Givethedoora yank and it shouldopen.
Asingleyank of theleveropenedthetrapdoors.
- Give thechaina good yank.
- As he gave thedoora good yank, helosthisbalanceandfellflaton his back.
Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw
- drawsomethingup
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitchsomethingup
- pluck
- reel
- reelsomethingin/out
- retract
- retractable
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- trail
- tug
- twitch