haul

haul — 名詞

  • haulsingular
  • haulsplural

1. a large collection of stolen or illegal goods found, seized, or taken in one cas

1.名詞B2
釋義

贓物

偷來或非法取得的大批物品

a large collection of stolen or illegal goods found, seized, or taken in one case

例句

Customs officers displayed the haul of fake watches on a long table.

海關人員把那批假錶贓物擺在長桌上展示。

haul of + illegal goods

Police found a drug haul hidden behind sacks of rice.

警方在米袋後面找到一批藏起來的毒品贓物。

drug haul

同義詞
  • loot

    often suggests goods stolen during violence, war, or disorder

  • stash

    focuses on a hidden supply, not the amount found at one time

文法句型

a haul of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Often used in news reports about crime, smuggling, or police seizures rather than in everyday conversation.

2. everything someone has bought during one shopping trip

2.名詞B1
釋義

購物戰利品

一次購物買回的全部東西

everything someone has bought during one shopping trip

例句

Layla spread her weekend haul across the sofa to show her sister.

Layla 把她週末的購物戰利品攤在沙發上給姊姊看。

weekend haul

After the market closed, Rafael packed his haul of fruit into two bags.

市場打烊後,Rafael 把這趟買到的水果戰利品裝進兩個袋子裡。

haul of + things bought

同義詞
  • purchases

    more neutral and formal than informal haul

  • shopping

    refers to the activity, not the things bought

文法句型

shopping haul

haul of + purchases

用法筆記

Common in casual speech and social media when people show what they bought after shopping.

3. the fish taken in one outing or in one pull of a net

3.名詞B2
釋義

漁獲

一次捕魚捕到的總量

the fish taken in one outing or in one pull of a net

例句

By noon, the boats had already brought in a good haul of tuna.

到了中午,那些船已經帶回不少鮪魚漁獲。

haul of + fish

The captain smiled when the net came up with a bigger haul than yesterday's.

船長看到漁網拉上來的漁獲比昨天更多時,露出了笑容。

同義詞
  • catch

    the general word; haul often emphasizes one trip or one pull

文法句型

a haul of + fish

用法筆記

Used mainly in fishing contexts for what is caught in one outing or one pull of the net.

4. a trip or period of effort that feels long, tiring, or difficult

4.名詞B2
釋義

艱苦旅程

漫長又辛苦的一段路程或過程

a trip or period of effort that feels long, tiring, or difficult

例句

Finishing medical school while working nights was a long haul for Hui.

一邊上大夜班、一邊完成醫學院學業,對 Hui 來說是一段艱苦旅程。

a long haul

The climb from the village to the temple turned into a muddy haul.

從村子爬到寺廟的路,最後變成一段滿是泥濘的艱苦旅程。

同義詞
  • trek

    often suggests a long difficult trip on foot or over rough ground

  • slog

    more informal and strongly emphasizes hard effort

反義詞

文法句型

a long haul

a slow haul

用法筆記

Very often appears in the phrase 'the long haul' for something that takes patience over a long time.

haul — 動詞