haul

英 [hɔːl]

美 [hɔl]

n. 拖，拉；用力拖拉；努力得到的结果；捕获物；一网捕获的鱼量；拖运距离

vt. 拖运；拖拉

vi. 拖，拉；改变主意；改变方向

n. (Haul)人名；(德)豪尔

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分析：“货”的谐音。

记忆：我的工作是拉货。

中文词源

haul 拖，拉来自中古英语halen,拉升，抬高，原指航海时升帆，拉索，可能来自PIE*kel,叫，呼喊，词源同call,claim.引申词义水手升帆时喊的号子。或来自PIE*kel,升起，举起，词源同hill,excel.后词义由向上拉扩展为向前拉，运输，搬运等。

英文词源

haul (v.)"pull or draw forcibly," 1580s, hall, variant of Middle English halen "to drag, pull" (see hale (v.)). Spelling with -au- or -aw- is from early 17c. Related: Hauled; hauling. To haul off "pull back a little" before striking or otherwise acting is American English, 1802.haul (n.)1660s, "act of pulling," from haul (v.). Meaning "something gained" is from 1776, a figurative use from the meaning "the quantity of fish taken in one haul of a net," or perhaps on the notion of "drawing" a profit. Meaning "distance over which something must be hauled" (usually with long or short) is attested from 1873.

双语例句

1. Revitalising the Romanian economy will be a long haul. 罗马尼亚经济的复兴将是一项长期而艰巨的工作。 来自柯林斯例句

2. Another break-in yielded a £4,000 haul of jewellery. 另一次入室盗窃偷得了价值4,000英镑的首饰。 来自柯林斯例句

3. Short-haul flights operate from Heathrow and Gatwick. 希思罗和盖特威克之间有短程航班。 来自柯林斯例句

4. Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis. 长途航班上的乘客须注意可能出现深静脉血栓。 来自《权威词典》

5. She knows that becoming world champion is going to be a long haul. 她知道要成为世界冠军需要长时间的艰苦努力。 来自《权威词典》