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lug

UKlʌɡUSlʌɡ

Meaning

1vt.

用力拖拽(重物)

2n.

拉拽的动作;笨重的人/物

Structure

word structure
1
lug
拖拽

Usage

She had to lug the suitcase up three flights of stairs.

她不得不把行李箱拖上三层楼梯。

The engine is a real lug to carry.

这台发动机搬起来真费劲。

Stop lugging at my sleeve—it’s tearing!

别拽我袖子了——要扯破了!

Etymology

源自古北欧语 lugga(拖、拉),14世纪进入中古英语,最初描述粗暴的拖拽动作。后引申为名词,指笨重难移动的物体(如“a lug of a box”),隐含“费力”的意象。现代用法仍保留原始含义,但多用于非正式语境。

Analysis

Structure
lug=lug拖拽

(注:根据OED,该词为古斯堪的纳维亚语借词,源自 lugga,现代拼写无词根拆分结构,故视为不可拆分词。)

• 词源溯源: 源自古北欧语 lugga(拖、拉),14世纪进入中古英语,最初描述粗暴的拖拽动作。后引申为名词,指笨重难移动的物体(如“a lug of a box”),隐含“费力”的意象。现代用法仍保留原始含义,但多用于非正式语境。

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