复习 English phrases with "pull"

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The verb “to pull” has many different uses.

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Now let’s see some phrasal verbs with the verb “to pull”.

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Pull down (a building/church, etc)
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  o9 y) P" E+ M! `) CTo destroy a building in a controlled manner to create space, or to build something else in the space.

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Pull in (a criminal/suspect)
To arrest; to detain.


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Pull out (of an agreement)
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Pull over (a car)
If the police “pull over” a car, they order the driver to stop driving the car
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[ 本帖最后由 billzhao 于 2008-6-6 09:30 编辑 ]

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Pull ahead (during a competition/race, etc)
2 q. V  y. T' Z3 j9 m) jTo go into the leading position during a competition/race, etc.


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