yank

释义

• vi. 猛地一拉
• vt. 猛拉
• n. 突然的猛拉

词源

yank (v.)

"to pull, jerk," 1822, Scottish, of unknown origin. Related: Yanked; yanking. The noun is 1818 in sense of "sudden blow, cuff;" 1856 (American English) as "a sudden pull."

例句

• 1. Grabbing his ponytail, Shirley gave it a yank. 雪莉抓住他的马尾辫，猛地一拽。
• 2. He tried to yank his mind back out of fantasy. 他试图将思绪从想入非非的幻梦中拉回.
• 3. She gave the rope a yank. 她猛拉了一下绳子.
• 4. How do you know he won't wake up when you yank that thing out? 你敢保证当你拔出那东西的时候他不会醒?
• 5. Just a little twirl here and a yank there and – Voiolay! 你只要在这里稍微转动一下,再用力一拉,哇!