[with obj. and adverbial of direction]carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort 用力拖,使劲拉;吃力地携带 she began to lug her suitcase down the stair. 她开始吃力地拖着行李箱下楼。 ■(figurative)be encumbered with (喻)被拖累,负担 he had lugged his poor wife round for so long. 他把可怜的妻子拖累了这么久。
noun
a box or crate used for transporting fruit 水果装运箱
派生 luggable adjective 语源
late Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Swedish lugga 'pull a person's hair' (from lugg 'forelock')
lug2 noun
(一般作 lugs)(Scottish & N. English or informal)a person's ear (苏格兰,北英格兰 或 非正式)耳朵
a projection on an object by which it may be carried or fixed in place 耳状物,柄
(informal, chiefly US)a loutish man (非正式,主美)笨拙的家伙,笨蛋
语源
late 15th cent. (denoting the ear flap of a hat): probably of Scandinavian origin: compare with Swedish lugg 'forelock, nap of cloth'