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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pull in
 吸引,招引;逮捕,拘留;掙得;進站,停靠

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 pull in
      v 1: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some
           psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good
           looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in
           many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge
           crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in
           many new customers" [syn: attract, pull, draw, draw
           in] [ant: repel]
      2: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as
         salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new
         job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger
         brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
         [syn: gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize,
          realise, bring in]
      3: move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into
         Tokyo Station" [syn: get in, move in, draw in] [ant:
          pull out]
      4: get or bring together; "accumulate evidence" [syn: collect]