pull

引く、引っ張る

物をつかみ、力をかけて自分の方へ動かす。

やさしい英語で： To move something toward yourself by holding it and using force.

• Pull the door to open it.
• He pulled the rope with both hands.
• Can you pull this chair closer?

使い方： pull something toward someone/something (She pulled the chair toward the table.)

類義語： tug, draw

反対語： push

よく使う表現： pull a rope, pull something toward someone, pull something open, pull a cart

摘む、引き抜く

花や実、植物をつかんで引き、元の場所から取り離す。

やさしい英語で： To remove a flower, fruit, or plant by taking hold of it and drawing it away.

• We pulled weeds in the garden.
• She pulled a ripe apple from the tree.
• Have you pulled all the carrots yet?

使い方： pull something from something (He pulled a flower from the bush.)

類義語： pick, pluck

よく使う表現： pull weeds, pull a flower, pull something from something

引っ張り

力をかけて物を自分の方へ引く動作。

やさしい英語で： An act of using force to move something toward yourself.

• Give the rope a pull.
• One sharp pull opened the drawer.
• After several pulls, the engine finally started.

使い方： give something a pull (Give the handle a firm pull.)

類義語： tug

反対語： push

よく使う表現： give a pull, a sharp pull, a gentle pull

引力、吸引力

物をその力の発生源へ引き寄せる力。

やさしい英語で： A force that draws something toward its source.

• I felt the magnet’s pull.
• The moon’s pull affects the tides.
• The spacecraft escaped the planet’s gravitational pull.

類義語： attraction

反対語： repulsion

よく使う表現： magnetic pull, pull of gravity, gravitational pull