2VERB [usually passive]使出庭受审;使去见掌权者 If someone is hauled before a court or someone in authority, they are made to appear before them because they are accused of having done something wrong. 使出庭受审;使去见掌权者
She was hauled before magistrates for refusing to reveal her age to a policeman. [beV-ed before n]
她因拒绝告诉警察自己的年龄而被地方法院传讯。
He was hauled before the managing director and fired. [beV-ed + before]
他被叫去见总裁,然后就被解雇了。
Haul up means the same as haul .同 haul
He was hauled up before the Board of Trustees.
他被带到了理事会那里。
She was late for the interview after being hauled up for speeding.
由于超速驾车被拦下,她面试迟到了。
3N-COUNT (警方或海关查获的)一批赃物,一批违禁品 A haul is a quantity of things that are stolen, or a quantity of stolen or illegal goods found by police or customs. (警方或海关查获的)一批赃物,一批违禁品
The size of the drugs haul shows that the international trade in heroin is still flourishing.
本次查获的毒品量表明,海洛因在国际上的交易仍很猖獗。
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。
4PHRASE 费时费力的事;耗时累人的行程 If you say that a task or a journey is a long haul, you mean that it takes a long time and a lot of effort. 费时费力的事;耗时累人的行程
Revitalising the Romanian economy will be a long haul.