tow
英 [təʊ] 美 [toʊ]

vt.

拖，拉；牵引；

n.

拖曳的行为或情况；被拖曳的某物；[印，纺]落纤，短麻屑；

变形

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

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 拖,拉,拽 pull along

英英释义

tow[ təu ]

• n.the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope

  "the truck gave him a tow to the garage"

  同义词：towage

• v.drag behind

  "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• tow barge拖驳船
• tow a dog牵着一条狗
• tow a horse拽着一匹马
• tow a ship拖一条船

～+副词

• tow along拖着走
• tow away拖开

～+介词

• tow into拖进…
• tow out of从…拖出
• tow with用…拖

词组短语

in tow拖着；在一起

tow truck n. 拖车；牵引车

on tow(车辆等)被拖(带)着

同近义词辨析

draw, jerk, tow, pull, drag, haul, tug

这组词都有“拖、拉”的意思，其区别是：

draw指将人或物朝出力者的方向拖，不涉及力的大小，含平稳意味，常作借喻用。

jerk指快而突然地拉。

tow特指用绳子或链条等拖或拉本身无动力或无法使用自身动力的东西。

pull最普通用词，包含本组其它各词的一些意思，可指朝各个方向拉，侧重一时或突然拉动的动作。

drag指沿斜坡而上或水平方向缓慢地拖或拉十分沉重的人或物。作借喻时可指把人硬拉扯过来。

haul指用力拖或拉，不涉及方向，多作航海用词。

tug多指一阵阵地用力拖或拉，但不一定使被拉的人或物移动。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. 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。
2. The ship needed two tugs to tow it into port.
   这艘船需用两艘拖船把它拖进港。
3. The broken-down car was taken in tow by a lorry.
   一辆卡车拉着一辆坏了的汽车。
4. When she sits at the beach, Greenpeace tries to tow her back into the ocean.
   你妈妈胖到她座在沙滩上时，绿色和平组织会尝试著把她拉回大海里。
5. The motorway is jammed with car tow caravans.
   高速公路上挤满了牵引着宿营车的小轿车。
6. Today's favored launching techniques are the airplane tow and the automobile tow.
   现在常用的起飞方法是用飞机牵引和汽车牵引。

用作名词(n.)

1. 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？
2. The steam tug takes canal boats and barges in tow.
   驳船后面拖着小艇和平底船。
3. With the guide rope now held by the tow rope, he unhooked his van and drove it out of the way.
   由于导索现有拖绳曳着，凯文将其从货车上解下来，开车离开了路。

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