drag

drag, draw, pull, haul, tug, tow, jerk

这些动词都有“拖、拉”之意。
drag: 指沿斜坡而上或水平方向缓慢地拖或拉十分沉重的人或物。作借喻时可指把人硬拉过来。
draw: 指将人或物朝出力者的方向拖，不涉及力的大小，含平稳意味，常作借喻用。
pull: 最普通用词，包含本组其它各词的一些意思，可指朝各个方向拉，侧重一时或突然拉动的动作。
haul: 指用力拖或拉，不涉及方向，多作航海用词。
tug: 多指一阵阵地用力拖或拉，但不一定使被拉的人或物移动。
tow: 特指用绳子或链条等拖或拉本身无动力或无法使用自身动力的东西。
jerk: 指快而突然地拉。

名词 drag:

1. the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
   同义词：retarding force
2. something that slows or delays progress
3. something tedious and boring
4. clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
5. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
   同义词：puff, pull
6. the act of dragging (pulling with force)

动词 drag:

1. pull, as against a resistance
2. draw slowly or heavily
   同义词：haul, hale, cart
3. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
   同义词：embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag in
4. move slowly and as if with great effort
5. to lag or linger behind
   同义词：trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind
6. suck in or take (air)
   同义词：puff, draw
7. use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu
8. walk without lifting the feet
   同义词：scuff
9. search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
   同义词：dredge
10. persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
11. proceed for an extended period of time
    同义词：drag on, drag out

1. Must you drag politics into everything?
   你非得事事都把政治扯进来吗？
2. He dragged the heavy chest across the floor.
   他在地板上拉著沉重的箱子。
3. She dragged up that incident just to embarrass me.
   她又扯起那件事故意想使我难堪。
4. She dragged herself out of bed, still half asleep.
   她挣扎著起了床，犹自睡眼惺松。
5. The protesters were dragged away by the police.
   抗议者被警察拖走了。

drag

v.（动词）
dragged,drag.ging,drags
v.tr.（及物动词）
To pull along with difficulty or effort; haul:
拖，拉：困难或吃力地往前拉；拖曳：
例句：
dragged the heavy box out of the way.See Synonyms at pull
从路当中拖开这个沉重的盒子参见 pull

To cause to trail along a surface, especially the ground.
拖地而行：沿平面，特别是地面拖动
To move or bring by force or with great effort:
使力拉，强迫：强迫或费力地移动或引出：
例句：
had to drag me to the dentist; dragged the truth out of the reluctant witness.
不得不硬拖我去看牙医；迫使不情愿的目击者讲出事实

To search or sweep the bottom of (a body of water), as with a grappling hook or dragnet.
搜寻：用抓钩或拖网在水底进行搜寻或打捞
To bring up or catch by such means.
打捞：用此方式打捞到或捕到
To prolong tediously:
延宕：拖沓而单调乏味地进行：
例句：
dragged the story out.
故事拖拖拉拉

Baseball To hit (a bunt) while taking the first steps toward first base.
【棒球】 打带跑：安全上垒时缩棒触击
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To trail along the ground:
沿地面拖动：
例句：
The dog`s leash dragged on the sidewalk.
在人行道上拴着皮带的狗

To move slowly or with effort.
缓慢或费力地移动
To lag behind.
落后：拖在后面
To pass or proceed slowly, tediously, or laboriously:
缓慢前进：缓慢、单调或费力地渡过或进行：
例句：
The time dragged as we waited.
我们等待着，时间缓慢地捱过去

To search or dredge the bottom of a body of water:
打捞：搜寻或疏浚水底：
例句：
dragging for the sunken craft.
打捞沉船

To take part in or as if in a drag race.
参加汽车加速赛：参加或好象在进行汽车加速赛
To draw on a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.
点燃：抽香烟、烟斗或雪茄
n.（名词）
The act of dragging.
拖：拖曳的行为
Something, such as a harrow or an implement for spreading manure, that is dragged along the ground.
农具：被拖之物，如耙或施肥器具
A device, such as a grappling hook, that is used for dragging under water.
打捞器具：用于在水下搜寻、打捞或疏浚的设备，如钩锚
A heavy sledge or cart for hauling loads.
拖车：拖重物的大撬或大车
A large four-horse coach with seats inside and on top.
四轮大马车：内部和顶部有座位的四驾马车
Something, such as a sea anchor or a brake on a fishing reel, that retards motion.
锚：制动器，如海锚和捕鱼卷车上的制动器
One that impedes or slows progress; a drawback or burden:
阻碍：妨碍或减慢进程的事物；劣势，累赘：
例句：
the drag of taxation on economic growth.
税收对经济增长的阻碍

The degree of resistance involved in dragging or hauling.
摩擦力：拖拉中所受阻力的程度
The retarding force exerted on a moving body by a fluid medium such as air or water.
阻力：流体介质，如水或空气对移动物体施加的阻力
A slow, laborious motion or movement.
缓慢费力的行动或行进

The scent or trail of a fox or another animal.
气味：狐狸或其它动物的气味或踪迹
Something that provides an artificial scent.
带有人工气味的东西
Slang One that is obnoxiously tiresome:
【俚语】 无聊的事：极令人厌倦的人或事：
例句：
The evening was a real drag.
夜晚实在令人讨厌

A puff on a cigarette, pipe, or cigar.
吸：对香烟、烟斗或雪茄的一吸
Slang A street or road:
【俚语】 道路：街道或道路：
例句：
the town`s main drag.
镇上的主要街道

The clothing characteristic of one sex when worn by a member of the opposite sex:
男扮女装或女扮男装的服饰：
例句：
an actor in drag.
男扮女装的演员

<习惯用语>drag (one`s) feet 或
drag (one`s) heels
To act or work with intentional slowness; delay:
拖延：在行动中或工作中有意延缓、拖拉：
例句：
.The bureaucracy has been known to drag its feet in implementing directives with which it disagrees.(Henry A. Kissinger)
.政府机构在执行它持异议的指示时有意拖拉，这是出了名的.(亨利A.基辛格)

来源：
Middle English draggen
中古英语 draggen
from Old Norse draga
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 draga
or variant of Middle English drawen * see draw
或 中古英语 drawen的变体 *参见 draw