tow
verb
noun
təʊ
verb
1
to
pull
a
vehicle
or
ship
along
behind
another
vehicle,
using
a
rope
or
chain
牵引，拖，拉〔车或船〕
The
ship
had
to
be
towed
into
the
harbor.
那艘轮船不得不被拖进港口。
tow
sth
away
Our
car
had
been
towed
away.
我们的车被拖走了。
noun
2
an
act
of
pulling
a
vehicle
behind
another
vehicle,
using
a
rope
or
chain
〔对车船等的〕牵引，拖，拉
C
Can
you
give
us
a
tow
to
the
garage?
你能帮我们拖到修车厂吗？
3
in tow
following
closely
behind
someone
or
something
[非正式] 紧跟在后
informal
Hannah
arrived
with
her
four
kids
in
tow.
汉娜到了，后面跟着她的四个孩子。
He
turned
up
at
my
office
with
two
lawyers
in
tow.
他出现在我的办公室，身后跟着两名律师。
4
take sth in tow
to
connect
a
rope
or
a
chain
to
a
vehicle
or
ship
so
that
it
can
be
towed
〔用绳索或链条〕拖着〔车或船〕
5
under/on tow
if
a
ship
is
under
tow
or
a
car
is
on
tow,
it
is
being
pulled
along
by
another
vehicle
[英] 〔船或车〕被拖着走
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