tow

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n. 拖, 拖绳, 拖轮 vt. 拖, 拉, 牵引

发音

UK /təʊ/
US /toʊ/
其它
UK /taʊ/
SCOT /to/
其它 /tou/

词形变化

tows 复数 towed towing tows 三单 tows towing 现在分词 towed 过去式 towed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

拖；牵引；曳

动词

被拖带；拖行

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of towing and the condition of being towed.

    It isn't the car's battery; I think I need a tow.

  2. 2.

    Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.

  3. 3.

    Something, such as a barge, that is towed.

  4. 4.

    A rope or cable used in towing.

  5. 5.

    A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.

    体育
  6. 1.

    An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.

    可数 不可数
  7. 2.

    The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line).

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.

    拖

    拉

    拽

    及物

    Near-synonyms: draw, haul, pull, trail

  2. 2.

    To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.

    体育

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

towage

上位词 3

draw haul haulage
动词

上位词 2

schlep shlep

下位词 1

tug

相关短语

in tow 拖着, 在一起 tow truck 牵引者, 拖车 tow haired tow bar 牵引杆 tow bars tow trucks tow the line tow rope 拉绳索；牵引绳；拖绳；拖索 tow hitch tow linen tow iron tow irons tow ring tow rings Tow Law

词源

From Middle English towen, from Old English togian, from Proto-West Germanic *togōn, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. See also Middle High German zogen, German ziehen, Dutch tijgen, Old Norse toga.

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