towel
英 ['taʊəl]
美['taʊəl]
- n. 毛巾，手巾；[纸] 纸巾
- vt. 用毛巾擦
- vi. 用毛巾擦干身体
英英释义
- 1. a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
实用场景例句
- Help yourself to a clean towel.
- 请随便拿一条干净毛巾用。
牛津词典
- a hand/bath towel (= a small/large towel)
- 手巾；浴巾
牛津词典
- a beach towel (= a large towel used for lying on in the sun)
- 沙滩太阳浴巾
牛津词典
- 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
牛津词典
- ...a bath towel.
- 浴巾
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I towelled myself dry...
- 我用毛巾把身体擦干。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A towel hung from the rail.
- 栏杆上搭着条毛巾.
辞典例句
- Keep design the hand towel for the client. Thanks.
- 还有为客户设计好的手巾, 谢谢.
期刊摘选
- Distribution of varieties of bamboo fiber towel series complete at reasonable prices.
- 经销的竹纤维系列毛巾品种齐全、价格合理.
期刊摘选
- We installed a stainless steel towel rail on the wall.
- 我们在墙上装了一个不锈钢的挂毛巾的横杆.
期刊摘选
- Cover your baby with a thick towel to keep him warm.
- 用厚毛巾裹住你的孩子,让他温暖些.
期刊摘选
- He gave his face a quick rub with a towel and went off to work.
- 他用手巾胡噜了一把脸就上工了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He patted his face dry with a towel.
- 他用手巾轻轻地把脸拍干.
《简明英汉词典》
- He had a towel over his shoulder.
- 他肩膀上搭着一块毛巾.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He went on talking, occasionally wiping at his face with a towel.
- 他继续说着, 偶尔用毛巾擦一下脸.
《简明英汉词典》
- She dried herself off with a thick towel.
- 她用厚毛巾擦干了身子.
《简明英汉词典》
- He vowed he would never throw in the towel.
- 他发誓决不认输.
《简明英汉词典》
- He dried himself on a towel.
- 他用毛巾擦干身子.
《简明英汉词典》
- She blotted water off the table with a towel.
- 她用毛巾擦干桌上的水.
《简明英汉词典》
- She was enveloped in a huge white towel.
- 她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Help yourself to a clean towel.
- 请随便拿一条干净毛巾用。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- She had a towel draped around her neck.
- 她把一条毛巾挂在脖子上。
柯林斯例句
- He wiped off the remains of the lather with a towel.
- 他用毛巾抹去余下的皂沫。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- Sylvia fetched a towel from the bathroom.
- 西尔维娅去卫生间拿了一条毛巾。
柯林斯例句
中文词源
towel 毛巾，抹布
来自中古英语 towel,毛巾，来自 toaille,毛巾，来自 Proto-Germanic*thwahilo,洗手布，毛巾布， 来自 PIE*twak,清洗，沐浴。-el,小词后缀。引申词义抹布，手巾等。
双语例句
- 1. He wiped off the remains of the lather with a towel.
- 他用毛巾抹去余下的皂沫。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She opened her front door draped in a towel.
- 她身裹毛巾打开了前门。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. She spread a towel on the sand and lay on it.
- 她在沙滩上铺了一条毛巾，躺在上面。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. She had a towel draped around her neck.
- 她把一条毛巾挂在脖子上。
来自柯林斯例句
英文词源
- towel
- towel: [13] A towel is etymologically something for ‘washing’ with. The word comes from Old French toaille, which was a borrowing from prehistoric Germanic *thwakhliō. This was derived from the verb *thwakhan ‘wash’, whose modern descendants include Swedish tvätta and Danish tvætte ‘wash’. Another relative is Swedish tvål ‘soap’.
- towel (n.)
- mid-13c., from Old French toaille (12c.), from Frankish *thwahlja, from Proto-Germanic *thwahlijan (cognates: Old Saxon thwahila, Middle Dutch dwale "towel," Dutch dwaal "altar cloth," Old High German dwehila "towel," German dialectal Zwehle "napkin"); related to German zwagen, Old English þwean "to wash." Spanish toalla, Italian tovaglia are Germanic loan-words. To throw in the towel "admit defeat" (1915) is from boxing.
- towel (v.)
- 1836 (transitive); 1861 (intransitive), from towel (n.). Related: Towelled; towelling.
词态变化
复数: towels;第三人称单数: towels;过去式: towelled;过去分词: towelled;现在分词: towelling;