| 单词 | tow |
| 释义 | tow (toʊ ) Word forms: tows , towing , towed 1. verb If one vehicle tows another, it pulls it along behind it. He had been using the vehicle to tow his work trailer. [VERB noun] They threatened to tow away my car. [VERB noun with adverb] A lifeboat towed the 28ft boat to a nearby quay. [VERB noun preposition] Synonyms: drag, draw, pull, trail Tow is also a noun. I can give you a tow if you want. 2. in tow phrase If you have someone in tow, they are following you closely because you are looking after them or you are leading them somewhere. [informal] There she was on my doorstep with child in tow. She had a reporter and a photographer in tow. Synonyms: accompanying, following, in attendance, by your side Collocations: tow a trailer There are some helpful suggestions, too, for people wishing to tow a trailer. The Sun I need to tow a trailer weighing 905kg plus two horses with a combined weight of 870kg. Times, Sunday Times You wish to tow a trailer. Times, Sunday Times He kept only a few things; his pickup truck was loaded to tow a trailer full of furniture and tools. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's useful for towing a trailer but uses a lot of fuel. Times, Sunday Times No decision has yet been made on whether to try to tow the vessel away or to break her up on the spot. Times, Sunday Times They decide how best to tow the vessel to safety and contain and clean up any oil and chemical spills. Times, Sunday Times Eventually, as it began to get dark, three tugs arrived to tow the vessel off the pontoon to a safe spot so that the damage could be assessed. Times,Sunday Times Tugs towed the vessel back to port at high tide. The Sun Eventually, efforts from those on land were successful in towing the vessel away from land, where it then burned to the waterline and sank. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You explained that the car had been unroadworthy and it was off the road until towed away to a garage. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But we'd hardly set off before we'd crashed and had to be ignominiously towed away. RESCUING ROSE (2002) Fishermen report having their lobster and crab pots towed away. Times, Sunday Times (2012) You can't help but sympathise with some of the moaning drivers as their cars are towed away. The Sun (2016) When her truck is parked in the wrong place and towed away she faces a $300 bill to get it back. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Translations: Chinese: 拖 Japanese: 牽引する |
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