tow

[US]/təʊ/
[UK]/toʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 拖;粗纤维
vt. 曳;拖;牵引
vi. 被拖带
Word Forms
现在分词towing
过去式towed
第三人称单数tows
复数tows
过去分词towed

Phrases & Collocations

tow truck

拖车

tow bar

拖车钩

tow rope

拖车绳

tow hitch

拖车挂钩

in tow

拖着;在一起

on tow

(车辆等)被拖(带)着

Example Sentences

the tower is the centrepiece of the park.

这座塔是公园里最引人注目的东西。

an impersonal tower block.

一幢平凡无名的塔式建筑。

the ivory tower of academia.

学术界的象牙塔。

a titanic tower of garbage.

巨大的一堆塔状垃圾。

the tower is structurally unsound.

那座塔结构不良。

a tower rich in ornament

富于装饰的塔

his boat was taken in tow by a trawler.

拖网渔船拖着他的船。

The tower stands out.

塔楼耸立。

a tower overlooking the city

俯瞰全市的塔楼

The tower overlooks the sea.

这座塔楼俯瞰大海

This old tower is still fencible.

这座古塔足以防御敌人。

a car towing a trailer;

拖引拖车的汽车;

The tower rose above the hill.

这座塔矗立于小山之上

We towed the car to the garage.

我们把车子拖到了汽车修理间。

The broken-down car was taken in tow by a lorry.

那辆坏了的车由一辆货车拖着。

The tug is towing three barges.

那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。

The little boy is towing a horse.

这个小男孩正拽着一匹马。

The tower is fifty feet in height.

塔高五十英尺。

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