towel
towel 英 [ˈtaʊəl] 美 [ˈtaʊəl]
n. 毛巾,手巾;[纸] 纸巾
进行时:towelling 过去式:towelled 过去分词:towelled 第三人称单数:towels 名词复数:towels
- When you get out of the shower, the first thing you do is grab a towel and dry off. A towel is a piece of material that's used to absorb moisture.
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- n. 毛巾,手巾;[纸] 纸巾
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1. He dried off the towel.
他拧干了毛巾。
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2. Help yourself to a clean towel.
请随便拿一条干净毛巾用。
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3. a beach towel
沙滩太阳浴巾
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4. a kitchen towel
厨房用清洁纸巾
- towel (n.) mid-13c., from Old French toaille (12c.), from Frankish *thwahlja, from Proto-Germanic *thwahlijan (source also of 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.
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