tug

用力拉、拽、扯

She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention.

她扯了扯他的袖子，想引起他的注意。

拖、拖曳航海

Two small boats tugged the damaged ship into the harbor.

兩艘小船把受損的船拖進了港口。

猛拉、拉扯

He gave the rope a sharp tug and the bell rang.

他用力拉了一下繩子，鈴聲就響了。

拖船

A tug guided the huge cargo ship away from the dock.

一艘拖船引導那艘巨大的貨輪離開碼頭。

扣人心弦、觸動心弦、揪心常用於 tug at someone's heartstrings

The ending of that documentary really tugs at your heartstrings.

那部紀錄片的結局真的很扣人心弦。