• n. 拖，拉；用力拖拉；努力得到的结果；捕获物；一网捕获的鱼量；拖运距离
• vt. 拖运；拖拉
• vi. 拖，拉；改变主意；改变方向
• n. (Haul)人名；(德)豪尔

来自中古英语halen,拉升，抬高，原指航海时升帆，拉索，可能来自PIE*kel,叫，呼喊，词源同call,claim.引申词义水手升帆时喊的号子。或来自PIE*kel,升起，举起，词源同hill,excel.后词义由向上拉扩展为向前拉，运输，搬运等。

haul (v.)

"pull or draw forcibly," 1580s, hall, variant of Middle English halen "to drag, pull" (see hale (v.)). Spelling with -au- or -aw- is from early 17c. Related: Hauled; hauling. To haul off "pull back a little" before striking or otherwise acting is American English, 1802.

haul (n.)

1660s, "act of pulling," from haul (v.). Meaning "something gained" is from 1776, a figurative use from the meaning "the quantity of fish taken in one haul of a net," or perhaps on the notion of "drawing" a profit. Meaning "distance over which something must be hauled" (usually with long or short) is attested from 1873.

1. Revitalising the Romanian economy will be a long haul.

罗马尼亚经济的复兴将是一项长期而艰巨的工作。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Another break-in yielded a ￡4,000 haul of jewellery.

另一次入室盗窃偷得了价值4,000英镑的首饰。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Short-haul flights operate from Heathrow and Gatwick.

希思罗和盖特威克之间有短程航班。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis.

长途航班上的乘客须注意可能出现深静脉血栓。

来自《权威词典》

5. She knows that becoming world champion is going to be a long haul.

她知道要成为世界冠军需要长时间的艰苦努力。

来自《权威词典》