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单词 tow-away
释义
tow-away
noun[Cusually singular]
UK
uk
/ˈtəʊ.ə.weɪ/us
/ˈtoʊ.ə.weɪ/
anactof acarbeingofficiallyremovedfrom aplacewhere it has beenillegallyleft:
（对违章停放的车辆的）拖走
I couldn'tfindaparkingmeter, so Idecidedtoparkillegallyandriska tow-away.我找不到停车收费器，所以我决定冒着车子被拖走的危险违章停放。
Thispartoftownis a tow-awayarea/zone(= 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。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
  • appropriate
  • bear away
  • confiscate
  • confiscation
  • creamsomething/someoneoff
  • debug
  • drain
  • expropriate
  • expropriation
  • extractive
  • get off
  • impound
  • relieve
  • rob
  • rootsomething/someoneout
  • routsomeoneout
  • seize
  • shelf
  • stripping
  • sweep
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(Definition oftow-awayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftow-away

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They are taken simply because a team is patrolling the area with atow-awayvehicle.
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Would it not be better to double, or even triple, the number oftow-awayteams, given the high incidence of untaxed cars in the capital?
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Is it not better to have moretow-awayvehicles to lift cars and remove them?
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For that reason we have heard much about parking fines andtow-awayfines.
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Conversely, vehicles should only be towed away when they are in fact causing an obstruction; otherwise, thetow-awaytrucks more often than not cause more problems than they cure.
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Of course, thetow-awayenforcement laws at the moment can do just that, so your vehicle might have gone if it had been there too long.
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Tow-awayzones should be extended to all cities and should become the normal way of dealing with the illegal and selfish blocking of public highways.
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