towed
past simple and past participle oftow
| 单词 | towed |
| 释义 | towed past simple and past participle oftow tow verb[T] uk/təʊ/us/toʊ/topullacar,boat, etc. along,fastenedbehind anothervehicleorboat: You shouldn'tdrivefastwhenyourcaris towing acaravan. Theroadwasclosedwhile thevehiclesthat had beeninvolvedin theaccidentwere towedaway/off. Thedamagedboatwas towed tosafety. to pull something
(alsotowsomethingaway) to take away avehiclethat has beenparkedillegallyusing anofficialtruck, to aplacefrom which thedriverhas topaytopickit up: You're notallowedtoparkhere -yourcarwill be towedaway. USThispartoftownis a towzone(= one in whichcarsleftillegallywill beremoved). Pulling
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking things away from someone or somewhere Examplesoftowedtowed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. These studies employed horizontallytowedgrids in stratified tanks. From theCambridge English Corpus Expresstowedthe airship around the headland and released her into a northwesterly wind and snow in which she was soon lost from view. From theCambridge English Corpus Both frontal and side impact crashes in which the vehicles sustained sufficient damage to betowedaway from the scene are considered. From theCambridge English Corpus A further three weretowedin by the catchers on the 29th. From theCambridge English Corpus However, she did not sink and wastowedashore and set on fire. From theCambridge English Corpus But diners, in the latter phase of their development, were rarelytowedalong on their own wheels. From theCambridge English Corpus Just after the thermal reached its equilibrium depth, the sample rake wastowedthrough it. From theCambridge English Corpus The cylindrical sensors weretowedat known velocities through a variety of polymer solutions while an anemometer and its auxiliary equipment monitored the heat loss. From theCambridge English Corpus The effect of stratification upon a flow created by a verticallytowedgrid was investigated for the first time. From theCambridge English Corpus In sheltered waters and where sufficient floating loads were available, they were made up into long narrow rafts andtowedby tugs. From theCambridge English Corpus There was a slight swell, however, and hence, although she hadtowedtwo partially flensed whales with her, no work could be done on them. From theCambridge English Corpus The basic apparatus was a hemispherical shell, within which obstacles of various shapes could betowedalong latitude circles. From theCambridge English Corpus A fully equipped and fitted out diner was much heavier than a mobile home, and when it wastowedon its own wheels it moved at a crawling pace. From theCambridge English Corpus Here, we should talk about a boarding load (undetermined), rather thantowedload, in the measure where the aimed application concerns the exploration or the intervention without recovering the object. From theCambridge English Corpus Louise struck heavily and repeatedly against ice floes as she wastowed, but suffered no damage, although a towing cable parted at one point. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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