English Dictionary

pull in

動詞

直訳 他動詞 慣用表現 自動詞 車両 列車・バス

(literally, transitive) To pull something, so that it comes inside. / (idiomatic, intransitive, of a vehicle) To approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop.

日本語の意味

(文字通り) 物を引き込んで内側に移動させること / (慣用句的に、自動車などが) 目的地に近づいて停止すること

Before the storm hit, they had to pull in the garden chairs.

嵐が来る前に、彼らは庭の椅子を屋内にしまわなければならなかった。

意味（1）

(literally, transitive) To pull something, so that it comes inside.

After falling out of the boat, the crew pulled him in.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, intransitive, of a vehicle) To approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop.

A car just pulled in our driveway.

意味（3）

(idiomatic, intransitive, of a train or bus) To approach a station; to arrive at a station.

Quick! The train's pulling in.

意味（4）

(idiomatic, transitive) To arrest someone; to take somoene to a police station because they may have done something.

She was pulled in for questioning.

意味（5）

(idiomatic, transitive) To earn [money].

He pulls in a lot of money.

意味（6）

(idiomatic, nautical, transitive) To tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.

pull in the main sheet

pulls in （ present singular third-person ）

pulling in （ participle present ）

pulled in （ participle past ）

pulled in （ past ）