towel
英 [ˈtaʊəl]
美 [ˈtaʊəl]
n. 毛巾; 手巾; 抹布; 纸巾
v. 用毛巾擦干
复数:towels 过去式:towelled 现在分词:towelling 第三人称单数:towels 过去分词:towelled
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.4814 / COCA.3682
习惯用语
n.
- throw in the towel
- 认输;承认失败;放弃努力
to admit that you have been defeated and stop trying
牛津词典
noun
- 毛巾;手巾;抹布;纸巾
a piece of cloth or paper used for drying things, especially your body- Help yourself to a clean towel.
请随便拿一条干净毛巾用。 - a hand/bath towel (= a small/large towel)
手巾;浴巾 - a beach towel (= a large towel used for lying on in the sun)
沙滩太阳浴巾 - a kitchen towel (= a piece of paper from a roll that you use to clean up liquid, etc. in the kitchen)
厨房用清洁纸巾
- Help yourself to a clean towel.
verb
- 用毛巾擦干
to dry yourself/sb/sth with a towel
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 毛巾
Atowelis a piece of thick soft cloth that you use to dry yourself.- ...a bath towel.
浴巾
- ...a bath towel.
- VERB 用毛巾擦(干)
If youtowelsomething ortowelit dry, you dry it with a towel.- James came out of his bedroom, toweling his wet hair...
詹姆斯从卧室出来,用毛巾擦着他湿漉漉的头发。 - I towelled myself dry...
我用毛巾把身体擦干。 - He stepped out of the shower and began towelling himself down.
他走出淋浴间,开始用毛巾把身子擦干。
- James came out of his bedroom, toweling his wet hair...
- PHRASE 承认失败;认输
If youthrow in the towel, you stop trying to do something because you realize that you cannot succeed.- It seemed as if the police had thrown in the towel and were abandoning the investigation.
警方似乎已经认输,打算放弃调查。
- It seemed as if the police had thrown in the towel and were abandoning the investigation.
- See also:sanitary toweltea towel
in AM, use 美国英语用 toweling, toweled
英英释义
noun
- a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
verb
- wipe with a towel
- towel your hair dry
双语例句
- The towel absorbed water from the sink.
毛巾吸收了洗脸池里的水。 - He set him on the bed and rubbed him down with a coarse towel
他让他躺到床上,用一条粗糙的毛巾给他擦干了全身。 - She opened her front door draped in a towel.
她身裹毛巾打开了前门。 - You have a blanket and I have a towel.
你有一床毯子我和一条毛巾。 - I dry my hands and face with the towel.
我用毛巾擦干了双手和面部。 - I towelled myself dry
我用毛巾把身体擦干。 - Pat it dry with a soft towel
用柔软的毛巾将它拍干。 - It seemed as if the police had thrown in the towel and were abandoning the investigation.
警方似乎已经认输,打算放弃调查。 - I gagged him with a towel.
我用一条毛巾堵住他的嘴。 - Sylvia fetched a towel from the bathroom
西尔维娅去卫生间拿了一条毛巾。