Yank
/jæŋk; jæŋk/ n
(infml 口) = Yankee.
yank / jæŋk; jæŋk/ v [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(infml 口) pull (sth) with a sudden sharp tug (often in a specifieddirection) 猛拉（某物）（常为向某方向）
She yanked (on) the rope and it broke. 她猛力一拉, 绳子就断了.
yank the bedclothes off one's bed 把床单从床上拉下来
yank out a tooth 拔出一颗牙齿. yank, n sudden sharp tug 突然的猛拉
The old chain only needed a couple of yanks before it snapped. 这条旧链只拉了两下就断了.