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　

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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
  1. Help yourself to a clean towel.
     请随便拿一条干净毛巾用。
  2. a hand/bath towel (= a small/large towel)
     手巾；浴巾
  3. a beach towel (= a large towel used for lying on in the sun)
     沙滩太阳浴巾
  4. 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

verb

• 用毛巾擦干
  to dry yourself/sb/sth with a towel

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 toweling, toweled


• N-COUNT 毛巾
  Atowelis a piece of thick soft cloth that you use to dry yourself.
  1. ...a bath towel.
     浴巾
• VERB 用毛巾擦(干)
  If youtowelsomething ortowelit dry, you dry it with a towel.
  1. 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。
  2. I towelled myself dry...
     我用毛巾把身体擦干。
  3. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。
• See also:sanitary toweltea towel

英英释义

noun

• a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

verb

• wipe with a towel
  1. towel your hair dry

双语例句

• I dry my hands and face with the towel.
  我用毛巾擦干了双手和面部。
• She tore off two sections of paper towel and folded them lengthwise.
  她撕下两格纸巾，然后纵向对折。
• He wiped off the remains of the lather with a towel.
  他用毛巾抹去余下的皂沫。
• I took the liberty of going into Assunta's wardrobe, as it was open; I was looking for a towel.
  阿孙塔的衣橱敞着，我便擅自在里面翻了一下。我想找一条毛巾。
• I used your towel by mistake.
  我（无心）用错了你的毛巾了。
• Lainey wiped her hands on the towel.
  莱内用毛巾把手擦干。
• She blotted water off the table with a towel.
  她用毛巾擦干桌上的水。
• Soak a small towel in the liquid, wring it out, then apply to the abdomen.
  将一块小毛巾浸在液体中，拧干后敷在腹部。
• 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 placed a towel on a cluster of rocks just clear of the tidemark
  她把一条毛巾放在刚没过涨潮线的一堆石头上。