drag、draw、pull、haul、tug、tow与jerk都有“拖、拉”之意。
drag : 指沿斜坡而上或水平方向缓慢地拖或拉十分沉重的人或物。作借喻时可指把人硬拉扯过来。
- Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you!
把椅子拿起来，不要在地上拖！ - She dragged the canoe down to the water.
她把独木舟拉到水边。 - She had to drag her kids away from the toys.
她不得不把孩子从玩具店硬拉出来。 - I really had to drag myself out of bed this morning.
今天早上我真是硬撑着从床上爬了起来。
draw : 指将人或物朝出力者的方向拖，不涉及力的大小，含平稳意味，常作借喻用。
- She drew her coat tightly around her shoulders.
她在肩膀处把外衣拉紧。 - The crowd watched as the referee drew the player aside/to one side and spoke to him.
人们看到裁判把那名运动员带到一边和他说了些什么。
pull : 最普通用词，包含本组其它各词的一些意思，可指朝各个方向拉，侧重一时或突然拉动的动作。
- Could you help me move this bookcase over there? You pull and I'll push.
你能帮我把这个书柜移到那边去吗？你拉我推。 - He pulled the chair away from the desk.
他把椅子从书桌旁拉开。 - He pulled the heavy box across the floor to the door.
他把地上那个沉重的箱子一直拖到门口。 - He pulled the door open.
他拉开了门。 - The car was pulling a caravan.
那辆小汽车正在拖一辆有篷卡车。 - The sun was so strong we had to pull down the blinds.
阳光太强烈了，我们不得不拉下百叶窗。 - She pulled out the drawer.
她拉开了抽屉。
haul : 指用力拖或拉，不涉及方向，多作航海用词。
- They hauled the boat out of the water.
他们把船拉上了岸。 - She hauled herself up into the tree.
她费劲地爬上了树。 - FBI agents hauled away boxes of records.
FBI特工拉走了几箱记录。 - The police hauled him off to jail in front of his whole family.
警察当着他全家人的面把他拖走，投入了监狱。
tug : 多指一阵阵地用力拖或拉，但不一定使被拉的人或物移动。
- Tom tugged at his mother's arm.
汤姆拽着妈妈的胳膊。 - She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention.
她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。 - a sad story that tugs at your heartstrings (= makes you feel sad)
令人心酸的故事 - The baby was tugging her hair.
婴儿直扯她的头发。 - He tugged the door open.
他用力拉开了门。
tow : 特指用绳子或链条等拖或拉本身无动力或无法使用自身动力的东西。
- You shouldn't drive fast when your car is towing a caravan.
汽车拖活动房屋时不能开快车。 - The road was closed while the vehicles that had been involved in the accident were towed away/off.
在发生交通事故的车辆被拖走时，这条道路封闭。 - The damaged boat was towed to safety.
受损船只被拖至安全区。
jerk : 指快而突然地拉。
- The car made a strange noise and then jerked to a halt.
汽车发出一声怪响，接着猛然停住了。 - "What's wrong?" she asked, jerking her head up.
“怎么了？”她猛地扬起头问道。
