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机把轿车从河里拉出来。
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. 传讯[usu passive]
He was hauled before the managing director and fired. 他被总裁叫去问话并被解雇了。
3. PHRASAL VERB Haul up means the same as . 传讯
He was hauled up before the board of trustees. 他被带到了托管委员会面前问话。
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. 一次偷得之量; (警察或海关) 一次查获之量
The size of the drug haul shows that the international trade in heroin is still flourishing. 这次的毒品缴获量说明国际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. 费时费力的工作
Revitalizing the Romanian economy will be a long haul. 复兴罗马尼亚经济将是一项长期艰巨的工作。
6. →see also long-haul