towing
present participle oftow
| 单词 | towing |
| 释义 | towing present 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 Examplesoftowingtowing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This "towing" hypothesis also does not address how the inner nuclear layer neurons are displaced laterally or explain the centripetal movement of the cones. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, an in vivotowingforce is unlikely. From theCambridge English Corpus Frithjof was used as a tug,towingwhales from the whalers out at sea to the station ashore. From theCambridge English Corpus The turbulence was produced bytowinga grid in a quiescent tank of fluid, and the spectral measurements were obtained with a conical hot-film anemometer probe. From theCambridge English Corpus The services covered by this directive fortowing, mooring, cargo-handling, including loading and unloading, do not warrant special attention. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English One tug,towingfour barges, takes the equivalent of 100 container lorries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thetowingof such a trailer by a motorcycle is liable to reduce braking ability and increase problems of stability and manoeuvring. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thetowingof a trailer is liable to reduce the motor cycle's braking ability and increase problems of stability and handling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The inconvenience oftowinga car away may be considerable, but the police are delightful about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My noble friend also said that to put up the limit fortowingvehicles to 60 miles per hour would increase fuel consumption. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For safety reasons, it intends to transport cyclists in minibusestowingtrailers carrying their cycles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Endless complication has been caused in the past by roundabouts of insufficient radius where a vehicletowinga trailer could not get round. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I asked how clamps would be more authoritarian thantowingaway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Information is not collected on whether thetowingvehicle was designed for the purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Tenders for the contract were invited from a wide range of salvage andtowingcompanies against a tight specification. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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