pull in

車を寄せて止める、車を入れる

車である場所に入ったり道端に寄ったりして止まること。

やさしい英語で： To drive into a place or to the side of a road and stop.

• Pull in here, please.
• A van pulled in beside our house.
• We pulled in at a small café for lunch.

使い方： pull in at somewhere (We pulled in at a petrol station.); pull in to + verb (The driver pulled in to let the ambulance pass.)

類義語： pull over, drive in, park

反対語： pull out

よく使う表現： pull in here, pull in somewhere

駅に到着する、入ってくる

列車やバスが駅に入ってきて止まること。

やさしい英語で： If a train or bus arrives at a station, it comes in and stops there.

• The train is pulling in.
• Our bus pulled in ten minutes late.
• Passengers gathered on the platform as the express pulled in.

使い方： pull in at a station (The train pulled in at the main station.)

類義語： arrive, come in

反対語： depart

よく使う表現： pull in late, pull in slowly

引き入れる、引き込む

人や物をつかんで、力をかけて中へ引くこと。

やさしい英語で： To bring someone or something inside by holding it and using force.

• Pull the rope in slowly.
• They pulled him in through the window.
• The fishermen pulled in their nets before the storm.

使い方： pull someone/something in (The crew pulled the swimmer in over the side of the boat.)

類義語： draw in, haul in

よく使う表現： pull someone in, pull something in, pull nets in

連行する、逮捕する

罪を犯した疑いがある人を警察署へ連れていくこと。

やさしい英語で： To take someone to a police station because they may have committed a crime.

• The police pulled him in yesterday.
• She was pulled in for questioning about the robbery.
• Officers pulled in three suspects after searching the house.

使い方： pull someone in for something (The police pulled him in for questioning.)

類義語： bring in, arrest

反対語： release

よく使う表現： pull someone in, pull suspects in

稼ぐ、収入を得る

ある金額のお金を稼ぐこと。

やさしい英語で： To earn a particular amount of money.

• She pulls in a good salary.
• Their business pulled in a million dollars last year.
• How much money does he pull in each month?

使い方： pull in + amount of money (The shop pulls in five thousand euros a week.)

類義語： earn, make, bring in

よく使う表現： pull in money, pull in millions

帆を絞る

帆につながる綱を引いて、帆を張ること。

やさしい英語で： To pull a rope so that a sail becomes tighter.

• Pull in the sheet a little.
• She pulled in the sail as the wind changed.
• Can you pull in that rope before we turn?

類義語： sheet in

よく使う表現： pull in something, pull in the sheet