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词汇 tow
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tow

verb
/təʊ/
/təʊ/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they tow
/təʊ/
/təʊ/
he / she / it tows
/təʊz/
/təʊz/
past simple towed
/təʊd/
/təʊd/
past participle towed
/təʊd/
/təʊd/
-ing form towing
/ˈtəʊɪŋ/
/ˈtəʊɪŋ/
  1. tow something (+ adv./prep.) to pull a car, boat, etc. behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain(用绳索或链条)拖,拉,牵引,拽
    • Our car was towed away by the police.我们的汽车被警察拖走了。
    • A glider was being towed into the air.一架滑翔机被拖向空中。
    Synonyms pullpull
    • drag
    • draw
    • haul
    • tow
    • tug
    These words all mean to move something in a particular direction, especially towards or behind you.
    • pull to hold something and move it in a particular direction; to hold or be attached to a vehicle and move it along behind you:
      • Pull the chair nearer the table.把椅子再往桌子这边拉近些。
      • They use oxen to pull their carts.他们用牛拉车。
    • drag to pull somebody/​something in a particular direction or behind you, usually along the ground, and especially with effort:
      • The sack is too heavy to lift—you’ll have to drag it.这麻袋太重了,提不起来。你得拖着走。
    • draw (formal) to move somebody/​something by pulling them/​it gently; to pull a vehicle such as a carriage:指拖动、拉动、牵引、拖车:
      • I drew my chair closer to the fire.我把椅子向火旁拉近了点。
      • a horse-drawn carriage四轮马车
    • haul to pull somebody/​something to a particular place with a lot of effort:
      • Fishermen were hauling in their nets.渔民在拉网。
    drag or haul?用 drag 还是 haul?You usually drag something behind you along the ground; you usually haul something towards you, often upwards towards you. Dragging something often needs effort, but hauling something always does.
    • tow to pull a car, boat or light plane behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain:
      • Our car was towed away by the police.我们的汽车被警察拖走了。
    • tug to pull somebody/​something hard in a particular direction:
      • She tried to escape but he tugged her back.她试图逃跑,但他把她拽了回来。
    Patterns
    • to pull/​drag/​draw/​haul/​tow/​tug somebody/​something along/​down/​towards something
    • to pull/​drag/​draw/​haul/​tow somebody/​something behind you
    • to pull/​drag/​draw/​haul a cart/​sledge
    • to pull/​draw a coach/​carriage
    • to pull/​haul/​tow a truck
    • horses pull/​draw/​haul something
    • dogs pull/​drag/​haul something
    Topics Transport by waterc2
  2. tow somebody (+ adv./prep.) (of a person) to pull somebody along behind you(用绳索或链条)拖,拉,牵引,拽
    • Vicky was towing Rosa along by the hand.维基拉着罗莎的手。
  3. 词源Old English togian ‘draw, drag’, of Germanic origin; related to tug. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.
Homophones toe | towtoe   tow
/təʊ/
/təʊ/
  • toe noun
    • He stepped on my toe while we were dancing!我们跳舞的时候,他踩了我的脚趾!
  • tow verb
    • Luckily, a truck came to tow our car to safety.幸运的是,一辆卡车把我们的车拖到了安全的地方。

tow

noun
/təʊ/
/təʊ/
[singular]Idioms
  1. an act of one vehicle pulling another vehicle using a rope or chain(车、船等的)牵引,拽引
    • The car broke down and we had to get somebody to give us a tow.汽车抛锚了,我们只得让人拖走。
    • a tow truck牵引车
    • under tow The ship, whose engine had failed, is now safely under tow.引擎失灵的船正被安全地拖着走。
    Collocations Dictionaryverb + tow
    • give somebody
    tow + noun
    • bar
    • line
    • rope
    preposition
    • in tow
    • under tow
    词源Old English togian ‘draw, drag’, of Germanic origin; related to tug. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.
Idioms
in tow
  1. (informal) if you have somebody in tow, they are with you and following closely behind紧随着;陪伴着
    • She turned up with her mother in tow.她露面了,后面紧跟着她的母亲。
    • a harassed mother with three small children in tow拖带着 3 个小孩的疲惫不堪的母亲
  2. if a ship is taken in tow, it is pulled by another ship(船)被拖着走
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