tow
verb[T]
uk/təʊ/us/toʊ/topullacar,boat, etc. along,fastenedbehind anothervehicleorboat:
拖，拉，牵引（车、船等）You shouldn'tdrivefastwhenyourcaris towing acaravan.汽车拖活动房屋时不能开快车。
Theroadwasclosedwhile thevehiclesthat had beeninvolvedin theaccidentwere towedaway/off.在发生交通事故的车辆被拖走时，这条道路封闭。
Thedamagedboatwas towed tosafety.受损船只被拖至安全区。
to pull something
- pullPull your chair over here so you can see the screen.
- dragShe dragged the canoe down to the water.
- haulThey hauled the boat out of the water.
- towYou shouldn't drive fast when your car is towing a trailer.
- yankShe marched to the door and yanked it open.
- wrenchThe phone had been wrenched from the wall.
(alsotowsomethingaway)
to take away avehiclethat has beenparkedillegallyusing anofficialtruck, to aplacefrom which thedriverhas topaytopickit up:
拖走（违章停放的车辆）You're notallowedtoparkhere -yourcarwill be towedaway.这儿不准停车——你的车会被拖走的。
USThispartoftownis a towzone(= one in whichcarsleftillegallywill beremoved).城镇的这一地区是非停车区，违规停放的车辆会被拖走。
Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw
- drawsomethingup
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitchsomethingup
- pluck
- reel
- reelsomethingin/out
- retract
- retractable
- suck
- tow-away
- trail
- tug
- tweak
- twitch
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Taking things away from someone or somewhere
tow
noun
uk/təʊ/us/toʊ/givesomeone/somethinga tow
topullsomeone'svehicleusing aropeorchaintiedtoyourvehicle:
拖，拉When mycarbrokedown, apolicecargave me a tow to thenearestgarage.我的车抛锚后，一辆警车把我的车拖至最近的汽车维修站。
on towUK(USin tow);(Australian Englishalsounder tow)
beingpulledalong:
被拖着Thecarinfrontof us is on tow - that's why we're going soslowly.我们前面的那辆车是被拖着走的——所以我们的车开得这么慢。
Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw
- drawsomethingup
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitchsomethingup
- pluck
- reel
- reelsomethingin/out
- retract
- retractable
- suck
- tow-away
- trail
- tug
- tweak
- twitch
Idiom
in tow