v.拖；拉；牽引

n.拖；拽；拖繩

We have to tow that car to the nearest garage. 我們不得不把汽車拖到最近的修車廠。

The ship needed two tugs to tow it into port. 這艘船需用兩艘拖船把它拖進(jìn)港。

The broken-down car was taken in tow by a lorry. 一輛卡車?yán)惠v壞了的汽車。

The motorway is jammed with car tow caravans. 高速公路上擠滿了牽引著宿營車的小轎車。

Today's favored launching techniques are the airplane tow and the automobile tow. 現(xiàn)在常用的起飛方法是用飛機(jī)牽引和汽車牽引。

My car's broken down; will you give me a tow? 我的車拋錨了，能用你的車給我拖一拖嗎？

The steam tug takes canal boats and barges in tow. 駁船后面拖著小艇和平底船。

With the guide rope now held by the tow rope, he unhooked his van and drove it out of the way. 由于導(dǎo)索現(xiàn)有拖繩曳著，凱文將其從貨車上解下來，開車離開了路。

tow的基本意思是“拖,拉,拽”,指通過拖或拉將某物從一個(gè)地方移到另一個(gè)地方,多指用繩索等拉、拽,而不是直接拖某物,可以表示拉的動(dòng)作,也可以表示拉的狀態(tài)。

tow可用作及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),后接簡單賓語。

tow還可用作名詞,意思是“拖, 拖拽所用之繩”。