tow
US /toʊ/
UK /toʊ/
動詞
1.
拖, 牽引
pull (a vehicle or boat) along with a rope or chain
範例:
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My car broke down, so I had to call a truck to tow it.
我的車壞了，所以我不得不叫一輛卡車來拖它。
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The boat was towed back to the harbor after its engine failed.
船隻在發動機故障後被拖回港口。
名詞
1.
拖車, 牽引
an act of towing a vehicle or boat
範例:
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The car needed a tow after it ran out of gas.
汽車沒油後需要拖車。
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We arranged for a tow to get the broken-down vehicle off the road.
我們安排了拖車，把拋錨的車輛從路上移走。
2.
拖, 牽引
the act of being pulled along by a vehicle or boat
範例:
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The small boat was under tow behind the larger vessel.
小船被大船拖著走。
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He felt a strong tow from the current.
他感受到了水流的強大牽引力。
3.
麻屑, 粗麻
the coarse part of flax, hemp, or jute, separated by hackling
範例:
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The artisan used tow to make rough, durable ropes.
工匠用麻屑製作粗糙耐用的繩索。
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Bundles of tow were prepared for spinning into yarn.
成捆的麻屑被準備好紡成紗線。
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