tow

英 [təʊ] 美 [toʊ]

v.  (用绳索)拖,拉,牵引,拽
n.  (车、船等的)牵引,拽引

过去分词:towed现在分词:towing过去式:towed复数:tows第三人称单数:tows

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.9914 / COCA.9000



牛津词典

verb

  1. (用绳索)拖,拉,牵引,拽
    to pull a car or boat behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain
    1. Our car was towed away by the police.
      我们的汽车被警察拖走了。

noun

  1. (车、船等的)牵引,拽引
    an act of one vehicle pulling another vehicle using a rope or chain
    1. 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。
    2. a tow truck
      牵引车

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 拖;拉;牵引
    If one vehicle tows another, it pulls it along behind it.
    1. He had been using the vehicle to tow his work trailer...
      他一直用这辆车牵引他的活动工作室。
    2. They threatened to tow away my car...
      他们威胁要拖走我的车。
    3. The British navy boarded the vessel and towed it to New York.
      英国海军登上船,把它拖到纽约。
    4. Tow is also a noun.
    5. I can give you a tow if you want.
      如果你愿意,我可以拖带你的车。
  2. PHRASE 跟随;陪伴
    If you have someone in tow, they are following you closely because you are looking after them or you are leading them somewhere.
    1. There she was on my doorstep with child in tow...
      她站在我门口,身后跟着一个孩子。
    2. She had a reporter and a photographer in tow.
      她有一个记者和一名摄影师追随着。

双语例句

  1. Can you imagine how she must have felt when Mary Brent turned up with me in tow?
    你能想象得到她看见我和玛丽·布伦特出双入对时有何感受吗?
  2. He had been using the vehicle to tow his work trailer
    他一直用这辆车牵引他的活动工作室。
  3. They threatened to tow away my car
    他们威胁要拖走我的车。
  4. The British navy boarded the vessel and towed it to New York.
    英国海军登上船,把它拖到纽约。
  5. She had a reporter and a photographer in tow.
    她有一个记者和一名摄影师追随着。
  6. Each type of indicator series serves to qualify or to support the information or evidence supplied by the other tow categories.
    每类指标数列对其他两类指标数列所提供的资料或给予支持,或证明其合格性。
  7. The truck used a cable to tow the automobile.
    卡车用缆索拖曳汽车。
  8. This time, he had a wife and family in tow, but it made little difference.
    这一次,他把他妻子和家人也一起拉了进来,可情况却和以往有些不同。
  9. I need a tow truck.
    我需要一辆拖车。
  10. First, I'm going to find a part-time job for a year or tow and save some money.
    首先,我要去找到一份兼职工作了一年或拖车和节省一些钱。
  11. My car won't start can you give me a tow?
    我的汽车发动不起来了&你能帮我拖一下吗?
  12. I hope you didn't tow my vanwith the handbrake on.
    我希望你别用手闸拖我的车。
  13. I have tow. One is mine. The other is you.
    我有两张电影票。一张是我的,一张给你。
  14. My car's broken down; will you give me a tow?
    我的车抛锚了,能用你的车给我拖一拖吗?
  15. Our car broke down, so they had to tow it to a garage.
    我们的车抛锚了,所以他们必须把它拖到修车厂。
  16. These were part of my beauties but half of them were in the other tow teams.
    这些是我的部分美眉们,但是有一半被分配到另2个队了。
  17. I'll radio for a tow truck.
    我会联系把车拖走的。
  18. Please buy tow packets of Zhonghua cigarettes ( filter tipped) and a box of match for me.
    我要两包带过滤嘴的“中华”香烟和一盒火柴。
  19. We have to tow that car to the nearest garage.
    我们不得不把汽车拖到最近的修车厂。
  20. Today AAA's tow trucks have replaced the four legged rescue teams of yore.
    如今,美国汽车协会的拖车已经取代了昔日的四条腿的救援队。
  21. He spent tow years on research into that subject.
    他花了两年时间研究那个课题。
  22. They took the yacht in tow.
    他们把游艇拖在后面。
  23. Can you call me a tow truck?
    你能帮我叫辆拖车么?
  24. Tow years later, I'm still not one of here.
    我晚来了两年。但我依然不属于这里。
  25. The damaged boat drifted for days before it was finally taken in tow.
    这条受损的船漂流了几天后,终于有船把它拖走了。
  26. My tow grown children have both finished college.
    我的两个孩子已经大学毕业了。
  27. I had to fork out sixty bucks for a tow truck when my car broke down on the highway.
    我的车子在高速公路上抛锚了,害我不甘愿地付了六十元美金拖吊费。
  28. Our tow truck's being repaired.
    我们的拖车正在修理呢。
  29. Tow truck is towing your car.
    拖车正在拖你的车。
  30. And starts asking me all these questions about my tow truck.
    开始询问关于我的拖车的问题。

同义词辨析

  pull drag draw haul tow tug【导航词义:拉,拖】

  pull v. 拉,拽

〔辨析〕指用手把某物或某人拉向身边或沿着某个方向拉过去。

〔例证〕
Her little brother was always pulling her hair.
她的小弟弟总是拽她的头发。
She pulled her son gently towards her.
她把儿子轻轻地拉到身边。

  drag v. 拖,拉,拽

〔辨析〕指某物因太沉而只能在地面拖着走,也指硬拽某人到其并不想去的地方。

〔例证〕
She managed to drag the single bed to her bedroom.
她费了很大劲把单人床拖进卧室里。
The mother dragged her son into the kindergarten.
那位母亲硬把儿子拽进了幼儿园。

  draw v. 轻拉

〔辨析〕指不需费力地轻拉。

〔例证〕
She drew a chair up to the fireplace.
她把一把椅子拉到壁炉边。
Don't forget to draw the curtains.
别忘了拉上百叶窗。

  haul v. 拖,拉

〔辨析〕强调一直要用力,方向通常是朝前或向上。

〔例证〕
He reached down and hauled his partner up onto the wall.
他俯身把同伴拉上墙头。
The train was hauled by the steam locomotive.
那辆火车是由蒸汽机车拖动的。

  tow v. 拖,拉

〔辨析〕指用绳索或链条拖拉车或船。

〔例证〕
When was his car towed away by the police?
他的车什么时候被警察拖走的?
Something was wrong with the ship, and it had to be towed into the harbour.
那艘船出了点问题,不得不被拖进港口。

  tug v. 拉,拖,拽

〔辨析〕强调动作发生的时间短而迅速。

〔例证〕
Do you know the man who was tugging at her sleeve?
你认识拽她袖子的男人吗?
The woman standing behind him gently tugged his arm.
站在他后面的女人轻轻拽了拽她的胳膊。

习惯用语

n.

    in tow

  • 紧随着;陪伴着
    if you have sb in tow , they are with you and following closely behind
    1. She turned up with her mother in tow.
      她露面了,后面紧跟着她的母亲。
  • (船)被拖着走
    if a ship is taken in tow , it is pulled by another ship

    英英释义

    noun

    1. the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
      1. the truck gave him a tow to the garage

      Synonym:    towage

    verb

    1. drag behind
      1. Horses used to tow barges along the canal