towel
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A towel is a piece of thick soft cloth that you use to dry yourself. 毛巾
...a bath towel. …一條浴巾。
...a hand towel. …一塊手巾。
...a beach towel. …一條沙灘浴巾。
2. V-T If you towel something or towel it dry, you dry it with a towel. 用毛巾擦乾
James came out of his bedroom, towelling his wet hair. 詹姆斯走出他的臥室,用毛巾擦乾他那溼漉漉的頭發。
I towelled myself dry. 我用毛巾把自己擦乾。
3. PHRASE If you throw in the towel, you stop trying to do something because you realize that you cannot succeed. 認輸[非正式]
It seemed as if the police had thrown in the towel and were abandoning the investigation. 看起來好象警察已經認輸了,竝且要放棄調查。
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towel /ˈtaʊəl/ (toweling,toweled,towels)
剑桥词典
- a piece of cloth or paper used for drying someone or something that is wet
- Don't wipe your grubby hands on my clean towel!
- Please remember to bring a mat and a towel with you to the next aerobics class .
- During the break between games , she had a drink of water and wiped the perspiration off her face and arms with a towel.
- She gave the dirty towel a quick rinse .
- I used a towel to rub the dog down after his bath .
毛巾;紙巾
She came downstairs after her shower , wrapped in a towel. 她淋浴後裹著毛巾走下樓來。
He used a paper towel to mop up the spill . 他用紙巾將撒出的水擦乾。
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