pull up to
〜のそばに止まる
解説 Definition
車やタクシーなどが、建物・人・別の車のそばまで進んでそこで止まることを表します。到着して停車する瞬間に焦点があり、drive up to より口語的です。人や物が横に並ぶ競争の意味とは切り分けて覚えます。
"Pull up to" is used when a car, taxi, or other vehicle moves close to a person, building, or another vehicle and then stops there. It focuses on the moment of arrival and stopping, especially at the side of a destination such as a house, hotel, or bus stop. It is more conversational than "drive up to." Do not confuse it with the different meaning of moving next to someone in a race or comparison.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pull は「引く」ですが、句動詞では乗り物の動きにもよく使われます。pull up は「車を止める」、to は「〜へ向かって」なので、pull up to は「ある場所のところまで車を進めて止まる」と考えると自然です。pull over は道路脇に寄せて停車する感じが強く、pull up to はホテルの入口、家の前、バス停など、到着先のそばで止まる場面で使います。別義の「〜に並ぶ」とは、停車する対象があるかで見分けます。
Think of "pull up" as "bring the car to a stop," not only "pull" in the basic sense of using your hands. Then add "to," meaning toward a place or person. So "pull up to" gives the image of moving a vehicle up to a destination and stopping beside it. Unlike "pull over," which often means moving to the side of the road, "pull up to" is commonly used for stopping near an entrance, a house, or a bus stop.
例文
A taxi pulled up to the hotel entrance just as we came outside.
私たちが外に出たちょうどその時、タクシーがホテルの入口のそばに止まった。
He pulled up to the curb and waited for his friend to get in.
彼は縁石のそばに車を止めて、友人が乗るのを待った。
As the bus pulled up to the stop, everyone picked up their bags.
バスが停留所のそばに止まると、みんなが荷物を持ち上げた。
〜に並ぶ
(意味 2)解説 Definition
相手や基準の位置まで追いつき、横に並ぶことを表します。車両や走者の位置関係だけでなく、順位・成績・勢力差が縮まって同じ水準に近づく場面にも使われます。
To "pull up to" means to drive a vehicle to a place or next to someone or something and stop there. It is commonly used when talking about cars, taxis, or other vehicles arriving. The phrase often focuses on the moment of coming alongside or reaching the spot.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
このエントリの pull up to は、車が「〜のそばに止まる」という基本義とは別に、遅れた位置から相手や基準のところまで追いついて同じ線に来る意味です。up は「差を詰める」、to は「目標の位置へ」と考えます。A pulled up to B なら、A が B に近づいて並んだ状態で、まだ追い越してはいません。catch up with は追いつく過程全体、pass は並んだ後に前へ出る動きに焦点があります。
Picture one car speeding up until it reaches the same line as another car. `Pull up to` focuses on coming level with something, not passing it. If it goes beyond, that is `pass`; if it only reduces the gap, that is closer to `catch up with`.
例文
The delivery truck pulled up to the warehouse just before dawn.
配達トラックは夜明け前に倉庫の前に横付けした。
By halftime we managed to pull up to the league leaders.
前半までにリーグ首位に何とか追いついた。
pull up to の語源・成り立ち Etymology
pull up to は pull「引く」+ up「近くまで」+ to「〜へ」から成ります。車を手元へ寄せるように近づけ、目的地点のそばで止まる感覚から生まれた句動詞です。
"Pull up to" is made from pull + up + to. In this phrasal verb, "pull" came to be used for moving a vehicle, and "up" adds the idea of coming near. Together with "to," it developed the sense of bringing a vehicle close to a place and stopping there.
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