a tug of attraction

A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitedly...

一个小男孩跑上来，非常激动地拽着他的袖子。

He tugged the hat down over his head.

他把帽子往下拉了拉遮住脸。

Tom felt a tug at his sleeve.

汤姆觉得袖子被人拉了一下.

The tug cleared the bridge.

拖船通过大桥.

The woman gently tugged his arm.

那女人轻轻拽了拽他的胳膊。

The Flying Cloud was moored alongside a tug , commonly known as a " company boat. "

云飞轮船果然泊在一条大拖船 —— 所谓 “ 公司船 ” 的外边.

She gave her sister's hair a sharp tug.

她猛地使劲扯了一下她姐姐的头发。

He unkindly gave his sister's hair a tug.

他狠心地扯了一下妹妹的头发.

Seconds later he felt a sudden tug and he surfaced.

片刻,他突然感到被一股拉力拉出水面.

The baby was tugging her hair.

婴儿直扯她的头发。

She removed the bandage with a sharp tug.

她猛地一拉,扯下绷带。

As it taxied towards the tug the pilot released his torpedo.

飞行员驾机滑向拖轮,随后投了鱼雷.

(figurative)a sad story that tugs at your heartstrings (= makes you feel sad)

令人心酸的故事

A tug boat can pull much larger ships.

一艘拖船可以拉比它大得多的轮船.

Please pass a stout towing rope to the tug boat.

请递一根结实的缆绳给拖轮.

There are many interesting things in the tug of war competitions in China and abroad.

中外拔河赛中,有不少很有趣的玩艺儿.

Tug of war by ear?

耳朵拔河?

Wang Ping: Lastly I will talk about the " tug of war by ten thousands people "

王平: 最后我要说的是 “ 万人拔河 ”

Yes, at the moment there is a tug of war between house buyers and property developers.

的确, 目前购房者与房地产开发商之间正在进行一场“拔河”比赛.

There is always a tug of war inside each of us between nature and nurture.

在我们每个人的内心,天性和后天教育之间永远在相互较量.