towel 英 [ˈtaʊəl]   美 [ˈtaʊəl]

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 

He dried off the towel. 他拧干了毛巾。
Help yourself to a clean towel. 请随便拿一条干净毛巾用。

  • 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
  • 1. He dried off the towel.

    他拧干了毛巾。

  • 2. Help yourself to a clean towel.

    请随便拿一条干净毛巾用。

  • 3. a beach towel

    沙滩太阳浴巾

  • 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.
towel / ˈtaʊəl ; NAmE ˈtaʊəl / noun , verb towel towels towelled toweled towelling toweling noun a piece of cloth or paper used for drying things, especially your body 毛巾;手巾;抹布;纸巾 Help yourself to a clean towel. 请随便拿一条干净毛巾用。 a hand/bath towel (= a small/large towel) 手巾;浴巾 a beach towel (= a large towel used for lying on in the sun) 沙滩太阳浴巾 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 see also paper towel , sanitary towel , tea towel IDIOM throw in the ˈtowel ( informal) to admit that you have been defeated and stop trying 认输;承认失败;放弃努力 verb ( -ll- , NAmE also -l- ) towelyourself/sb/sth (down) to dry yourself/sb/sth with a towel 用毛巾擦干 towel / ˈtaʊəl ; NAmE ˈtaʊəl /
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