hauling
hauling — 名詞
1. a quantity of goods that have been stolen or obtained illegally, often discovere
贓物；非法所得
被盜或走私的物品
a quantity of goods that have been stolen or obtained illegally, often discovered or seized at one time
Customs officers discovered a haul of smuggled cigarettes worth over two million dollars.
海關官員查獲了一批價值超過兩百萬美元的走私香煙。
collocation: a haul of + [illegal goods]
Police found a haul of stolen jewellery hidden under the floorboards of the old house.
警方在舊房子的地板下發現了一批被盜珠寶。
A haul of counterfeit designer bags was seized during the raid on the warehouse.
突擊搜查倉庫時，查獲了一大批仿冒名牌包。
The smugglers abandoned their haul by the river when they heard the patrol dogs approaching.
走私者聽到巡邏犬靠近的聲音，就丟下贓物逃到河邊。
Guo was sentenced to five years in prison for transporting a haul of stolen artworks across the border.
Guo 因將一批被盜藝術品運送過境被判處五年有期徒刑。
- booty
more informal and old-fashioned; often suggests goods taken by force in war or robbery
- loot
informal; emphasises goods stolen during a riot, war, or burglary
- contraband
specifically refers to goods that are illegal to import or export
文法句型
a haul of + [plural noun]
用法筆記
This sense uses the noun form 'haul', not the gerund 'hauling'. For example: 'a haul of stolen goods', not 'a hauling of stolen goods'. Often used in news reports about police or customs seizures. The object is usually plural and refers to valuable or prohibited items.
常見錯誤
2. the total amount of fish taken from the water in one fishing trip or one pull of
漁獲量
一次捕撈所獲的魚量
the total amount of fish taken from the water in one fishing trip or one pull of a net
The fishing boat returned to port with a haul of more than three tons of mackerel.
漁船載著超過三噸的鯖魚漁獲量返回港口。
collocation: a haul of + [quantity] + [fish]
Bad weather meant that the day's haul was much smaller than expected.
天氣惡劣使得當天的漁獲量遠低於預期。
Chen and his crew celebrated the largest haul of tuna they had ever brought ashore.
Chen 和船員們慶祝他們有史以來捕獲的最大一批鮪魚漁獲量。
After a week at sea, the haul included cod, haddock, and a small number of crabs.
在海上航行一週後，漁獲包括鱈魚、黑線鱈和少量螃蟹。
文法句型
a haul of + [fish type]
用法筆記
This sense uses the noun form 'haul', not the gerund 'hauling'. For example: 'the day's haul' or 'a haul of fish', not 'the day's hauling'. Primarily used in the fishing industry. The plural form 'hauls' is rare.
常見錯誤
3. a long and tiring journey, especially one that requires great effort or involves
艱辛旅程
漫長且困難的旅途
a long and tiring journey, especially one that requires great effort or involves difficult conditions
It was a long haul across the desert, and the travellers ran out of water on the third day.
穿越沙漠是一段漫長的艱辛旅程，旅人們在第三天就喝光了水。
idiomatic pattern: it was a long haul
The mountaineers faced a tough haul up the icy slope to reach the camp before dark.
登山者必須在結冰的山坡上經歷一段艱苦的跋涉才能在天黑前抵達營地。
For the truck drivers, the overnight haul through the mountain pass was the most dangerous part of the route.
對卡車司機來說，夜間穿越山區隘口是整個路線中最危險的一段路程。
Nadia described the journey as a terrible haul through flooded roads and thick mud.
Nadia 形容這趟旅程是穿越淹水道路和厚泥巴的一場可怕折騰。
文法句型
a + [adjective] + haul
用法筆記
This sense uses the noun form 'haul', not the gerund 'hauling'. For example: 'a long haul' or 'a tough haul', not 'a long hauling'. Commonly found in the fixed phrase 'a long haul', which can also be used figuratively for any long, difficult process.
常見錯誤
4. the business or activity of moving goods from one place to another by road, rail
貨運
用車輛運送貨物的行業
the business or activity of moving goods from one place to another by road, rail, or other vehicle
The company has been in the hauling business for over forty years, moving furniture and building materials.
這家公司從事貨運業務已有四十多年，運送家具和建築材料。
collocation: hauling business
Truck drivers play a central role in the hauling of food supplies to cities across the country.
卡車司機在全國各地將食物供應運送到各城市，扮演著重要角色。
the hauling of + [goods]
Pablo started his own hauling company with just two trucks and a single customer.
Pablo 僅靠兩輛卡車和一名客戶創辦了自己的貨運公司。
The cost of hauling raw materials has gone up because of the rise in fuel prices.
由於燃料價格上漲，運送原物料的成本已隨之提高。
Modern hauling relies on computer systems that track every shipment from the warehouse to the final address.
現代貨運依賴電腦系統，從倉庫到最終地址追蹤每一批貨物。
文法句型
the hauling of + [goods/material]
用法筆記
This is the most common sense of 'hauling' as a noun. It is frequently used in compound nouns like 'hauling company', 'hauling truck', and 'hauling industry'.
常見錯誤
hauling — 動詞
1. to pull or drag something heavy with steady effort, often over a distance or aga
拖曳；用力拉
費力地拉動重物
to pull or drag something heavy with steady effort, often over a distance or against resistance
Rosa and Hana hauled the heavy suitcase up three flights of stairs because the elevator was broken.
Rosa 和 Hana 把沉重的行李箱拖了三層樓，因為電梯壞了。
transitive: haul + [heavy object] + direction
The fishermen hauled the net aboard the boat, their arms aching from the weight.
漁夫們把漁網拖上船，手臂因重量而痠痛不已。
Rescue workers hauled the injured climber to safety using a rope and pulley system.
救援人員利用繩索和滑輪系統將受傷的登山者拉到安全地帶。
Ibrahim hauled on the rope with all his strength, but the anchor would not move from the mud.
Ibrahim 用盡全力拉繩子，但船錨就是無法從泥中移動。
The tractor hauled the broken-down car out of the ditch and onto the road.
拖拉機把拋錨的汽車從水溝裡拖出來，拉回路面上。
- push
moving something away from the body rather than toward it
文法句型
haul + [object] + [adverb of direction]
haul at/on + [object]
用法筆記
Frequently used with directional adverbs such as 'up', 'down', 'in', 'out', 'ashore', 'aboard'. The transitive pattern is more common than intransitive. Intransitive uses typically take 'at' or 'on' before the object.
常見錯誤
2. to take someone somewhere against their will, especially to appear before a cour
強行帶走；押送
強迫某人到權威機構接受審問
to take someone somewhere against their will, especially to appear before a court, police, or other authority
The manager was hauled into court for failing to pay his workers the wages they were owed.
那位經理因未支付員工應得薪資而被帶上法庭。
passive: was hauled into court
Protesters were hauled off by police after blocking the entrance to the government building.
抗議者因阻擋政府大樓入口而被警察強行帶走。
hauled off by [authority]
The principal hauled the two students before the school board for a formal hearing.
校長把兩名學生帶到學校董事會面前舉行正式聽證會。
Wei was hauled before a military tribunal and accused of sharing secret information.
Wei 被帶到軍事法庭，並被指控洩漏機密情報。
When the landlord refused to fix the heating, Lucia hauled him in front of the housing committee.
房東拒絕修理暖氣後，Lucia 把他帶到住房委員會面前處理。
文法句型
haul + [person] + before/into/off to + [institution/authority]
haul + [person] + [adverb of direction]
用法筆記
Almost always used with a destination phrase ('hauled into court', 'hauled before a judge', 'hauled off to prison'). The passive voice is very common. The tone is informal and suggests unwillingness on the part of the person being taken.