- (船)靠岸;靠码头;(火车)进站,到站;(列车)到达;(机动车或司机)停住;(汽车)停靠路边:
He pulled in for gas.
他把车开进加油站加油。
The lorry driver pulled in to the side of the road.
卡车司机把车驶向路边。
- 停止,止住;束紧;限制;节约;紧缩或减少(开支):
I must pull in, or my letter will never end.
我必须限制住,要不我这封信就会写个没完没了。
We'd better pull in before the money's all gone.
我们最好现在就节省开支,免得把钱都花光了。
- 拉进;向里拉;勒紧:
The Bank of England has had to pull in more gold.
英格兰银行已不得不收进更多的黄金。
- 吸引(观众);诱使(投资):
They need to have a high rate of interest in order to pull in money from investors.
要吸引投资者进行投资,他们需要有高利率。
- [俚语]带往警察局审问;拘留(嫌疑犯);拘捕;抓;逮捕:
The police pulled him in for questioning.
警察把他拘留起来进行审问。
- 勒住马:
Your horse is trying to go too fast,so you must pull him in.
你的马跑得太快,你必须勒住马的缰绳。
- [美国口语]赚(钱):
He's pulling in quite a bit in his new job.
他干的这个新工作赚了大量的钱。