haul
haul — verb
- haulpresent simple I / you / we / they
- haulshe / she / it
- hauledpast simple
- hauling-ing form
1. to move something heavy by pulling it steadily, using sustained physical effort
to move something heavy by pulling it steadily, using sustained physical effort especially over a distance or against strong resistance
Ezra hauled the old sofa up three flights while his sister held the door.
haul + heavy object + up + stairs / incline
The fishermen hauled the wet net onto the deck after a long morning at sea.
Hoa hauled her heavy suitcase across the train station after the wheels broke.
Two strong horses hauled the wooden cart loaded with bricks up the muddy hill.
Nala hauled hard on the rope to bring the sail down before the storm hit.
文法句型
haul + heavy object + direction/preposition
haul + at/on + rope/chain
用法筆記
Often used with a directional preposition (up, out of, across, onto) to show the path of movement. The intransitive form typically takes on or at to indicate the thing being pulled.
常見錯誤
2. to take or force someone to go somewhere against their will, especially to a pla
to take or force someone to go somewhere against their will, especially to a place of authority or punishment
Police officers hauled the drunk driver out of his car and into the station.
haul + person + out of + place → into + place
The head teacher hauled Mizuki into his office for disrupting the class again.
A team of firefighters hauled the frightened family out of the burning house.
Lucas was hauled before the committee for missing three important meetings.
文法句型
haul + person + preposition (off/away/into/before)
be hauled + before + authority
用法筆記
Commonly used in the passive voice (be hauled before / be hauled off). The person being hauled is always unwilling. The destination is typically a position of judgment (court, office, committee) or confinement (jail, station).
常見錯誤
3. to transport goods or materials from one place to another, typically in a truck
to transport goods or materials from one place to another, typically in a truck or lorry as part of a commercial operation
A fleet of trucks hauls fresh fruit from the countryside to the city markets.
haul + goods + from + place + to + destination
The construction company hauls gravel and sand to building sites across the region.
Arjun has been hauling furniture for a moving company since he finished school.
Heavy lorries haul supplies up the mountain road to the remote mountain village.
文法句型
haul + goods + to + destination
用法筆記
Subject is often a company, vehicle, or driver working professionally. The object is typically bulk goods (gravel, grain, waste, freight) rather than single items.
常見錯誤
haul — noun
- haulsingular
- haulsplural
1. a large quantity of stolen or illegal goods that thieves or criminals have taken
a large quantity of stolen or illegal goods that thieves or criminals have taken, or that police have seized
The thieves divided their haul of jewellery and cash at a secret location.
a haul of + stolen / illegal items
Customs officers discovered a record haul of illegal cigarettes hidden in the truck.
The museum robbery was the biggest art haul in the country's history.
Police found a haul of stolen mobile phones inside the abandoned warehouse.
文法句型
a haul of + illegal items
用法筆記
Nearly always appears with a modifier that specifies what kind of goods (a drugs haul, an art haul, a weapons haul). The word implies the amount is noteworthy — a single stolen phone would not be called a haul.
常見錯誤
2. all the things that someone buys in a single shopping trip, especially when they
all the things that someone buys in a single shopping trip, especially when they buy a lot at once
Léa showed her friends the haul of clothes she bought during the big sale.
shopping haul / haul of + bought items
My mother came home with a huge haul of fresh vegetables from the weekend market.
Beauty bloggers often film videos showing their latest makeup haul from the drugstore.
Lisa posted a photo of her shopping haul from the night market on Instagram.
文法句型
shopping haul
a haul of + bought items
用法筆記
Common in social media and informal conversation, especially with words like shopping haul, makeup haul, grocery haul. The emphasis is on quantity — buying a single item is not a haul.
常見錯誤
3. the total weight or number of fish that a boat brings in from a single fishing t
the total weight or number of fish that a boat brings in from a single fishing trip or session at sea
The fishing boat returned to port with a haul of over two hundred tuna.
a haul of + [number] + [fish type]
Bad weather meant the fishermen's haul was much smaller than usual this week.
The crew celebrated their biggest haul of the season, nearly three tons of cod.
The day's haul of salmon was so big that workers could barely lift the crates.
文法句型
a haul of + fish type
day's haul
用法筆記
Mainly used in the fishing industry. The word is closely tied to the image of pulling a net — a single haul of the net produces a haul of fish.
4. a long, tiring journey, especially one that requires a lot of time or effort to
a long, tiring journey, especially one that requires a lot of time or effort to complete
Getting from Taipei to that mountain village was a long haul by bus and foot.
a long haul from + place + to + place
The drivers faced a tough haul across the desert with very limited water supplies.
Moving the piano to the top floor was quite a haul for the two men.
The final haul up the icy mountain trail took the climbers over six hours.
文法句型
a long haul
the haul from + place + to + place
用法筆記
Very common in the fixed expression a long haul, which can be literal (a long journey) or figurative (a long, difficult process). Over the long haul is an idiom meaning 'over an extended period of time'.
常見錯誤
5. a single act of pulling something, especially a rope, net, or other object that
a single act of pulling something, especially a rope, net, or other object that requires physical force
One strong haul on the rope brought the small boat right up onto the beach.
a haul on + rope / chain / cable
With a final haul, the team lifted the heavy marble statue onto the stone pedestal.
A single haul of the fishing net brought in dozens of shining silver fish.
Each haul of the wagon rope required all three oxen to strain together.
文法句型
a haul on + rope/chain/net
用法筆記
This is the most concrete, physical sense of the noun — it refers to the pulling motion itself rather than what is obtained. Often found with numbers (one haul, two hauls) or adjectives (a strong haul, a sharp haul).