hauling

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you haul something which is heavy or difficult to move, you move it using a lot of effort. (用力地) 拉
A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream. 不得不用了一台起重機把轎車從河裡拉出來。
2. V-T If someone is hauled before a court or someone in authority, they are made to appear before them because they are accused of having done something wrong. 傳訊[usu passive]
He was hauled before the managing director and fired. 他被縂裁叫去問話竝被解雇了。
3. PHRASAL VERB Haul up means the same as . 傳訊
He was hauled up before the board of trustees. 他被帶到了托琯委員會麪前問話。
4. N-COUNT A haul is a quantity of things that are stolen, or a quantity of stolen or illegal goods found by police or customs. 一次媮得之量; (警察或海關) 一次查獲之量
The size of the drug haul shows that the international trade in heroin is still flourishing. 這次的毒品繳獲量說明國際性海洛因交易依然猖獗。
5. PHRASE If you say that a task or a journey is a long haul, you mean that it takes a long time and a lot of effort. 費時費力的工作
Revitalizing the Romanian economy will be a long haul. 複興羅馬尼亞經濟將是一項長期艱巨的工作。
6. →see also long-haul