Definition & Meaning

2.work a two-handed saw

3.be locked in a seesaw struggle; go back and forth

Word usage

lā jù

拉 锯

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1
n.dragsaw
- lā jù de shēng yīn
  拉锯的声音
  the sound of sawing
- yuē hàn hěn shǎo dǎ hū lu de kě shì zuó tiān wǎn shang tā de hū lu jiù xiàng shì lā jù
  约翰很少打呼噜的，可是昨天晚上他的呼噜就像是拉锯。
  John rarely snores, but last night he really started sawing some logs! And it wasn't just any snore.
synonym
diàn jù电锯 jù zi锯子 shǒu jù手锯
2
v.work a two-handed saw
- zài jiāo zhàn de fù mǔ zhī jiān hái zi men huì jīng cháng xiàn rù ài de lā jù
  在交战的父母之间，孩子们会经常陷入爱的拉锯。
  Children often become caught up in a tug of love between warring parents.
- dāng nǐ bù zài néng yì zhì zhè zhǒng chōng dòng shí jià gé lā jù jiù zhèng shì kāi shǐ le
  当你不再能抑制这种冲动时，价格拉锯就正式开始了。
  And when you can hold back no longer, bargaining begins in earnest.
- yī dàn wā dì dòng de qiū yǐn bèi zhuō zhù yī chǎng xiǎo xíng de lā jù jiù yào zhǎn kāi le
  一旦挖地洞的蚯蚓被捉住，一场小型的拉锯就要展开了。
  Once a burrowing worm is caught, a tug of war in miniature begins.
3
v.metabe locked in a seesaw struggle; go back and forth
- lā jù shì
  拉锯式
  in a seesaw fashion
- lā jù zhàn
  拉锯战
  seesaw battle
- lā jù dì dài
  拉锯地带
  area which frequently changes hands in a war

Word usage

Separable word
"拉" and "锯" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他们俩拉了半天锯，还是没砍断树。
  They failed to cut down trees, even though they have worked for a long time with a two-handed saw.
- 我们拉完锯了。
  We have put an end to the seesaw struggle.
- 双方在谈判桌上拉着锯。
  The two sides were locked in a seesaw struggle at the negotiating table.

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