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yank

UK /jæŋk/US /jæŋk/

词源

可能源自荷兰语方言 "janken"(哭泣)或拟声词,模仿突然拉扯的声音。作为"美国人"的俚语用法始自18世纪,原为"Yankee"的缩写。

verb

❶ 突然用力地拉或拽某物,动作迅速而有力,常带有突然性。

“He yanked the door open when it got stuck.”

(门卡住时,他猛地一下把它拉开了。)

“She yanked the toy out of the dog's mouth.”

(她一把从狗嘴里拽出了玩具。)

同义词:pull, jerk, tug, wrench, haul

noun

❶ 指突然而有力的拉扯动作,或形容美国北方人的非正式称呼(尤指内战时期)。

“With a quick yank, the rope came loose.”

(猛地一拉,绳子就松开了。)

“The dentist gave the tooth a firm yank.”

(牙医用力一拽拔下了那颗牙。)

同义词:pull, jerk, tug, northerner

常见短语

yank someone's chain — 非正式表达,指故意戏弄或惹恼某人,类似于中文的"逗人玩"或"找茬"。

“Stop yanking my chain—I know you're joking!”

(别逗我了,我知道你在开玩笑!)