tow

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

Translation

n. 拖;粗纖維
vt. 曳;拖;牽引
vi. 被拖帶
Word Forms
現在分詞towing
過去式towed
第三人稱單數tows
複數tows
過去分詞towed

Phrases & Collocations

tow truck

拖車

tow bar

拖車鉤

tow rope

拖車繩

tow hitch

拖車掛鉤

in tow

拖着;在一起

on tow

(車輛等)被拖(帶)着

Example Sentences

the tower is the centrepiece of the park.

這座塔是公園裏最引人注目的東西。

an impersonal tower block.

一幢平凡無名的塔式建築。

the ivory tower of academia.

學術界的象牙塔。

a titanic tower of garbage.

巨大的一堆塔狀垃圾。

the tower is structurally unsound.

那座塔結構不良。

a tower rich in ornament

富於裝飾的塔

his boat was taken in tow by a trawler.

拖網漁船拖着他的船。

The tower stands out.

塔樓聳立。

a tower overlooking the city

俯瞰全市的塔樓

The tower overlooks the sea.

這座塔樓俯瞰大海

This old tower is still fencible.

這座古塔足以防禦敵人。

a car towing a trailer;

拖引拖車的汽車;

The tower rose above the hill.

這座塔矗立於小山之上

We towed the car to the garage.

我們把車子拖到了汽車修理間。

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

那輛壞了的車由一輛貨車拖着。

The tug is towing three barges.

那隻拖船正拖着三隻駁船。

The little boy is towing a horse.

這個小男孩正拽着一匹馬。

The tower is fifty feet in height.

塔高五十英尺。

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