towbar
towbar — 名詞
1. a metal bar attached to the back of a vehicle, used for pulling a trailer or ano
拖車桿
車輛後方用來拖曳拖車或其它車輛的金屬桿
a metal bar attached to the back of a vehicle, used for pulling a trailer or another vehicle behind it
Faisal had a towbar fitted to his pickup truck to pull a camping trailer.
Faisal 在他的貨車上安裝了拖車桿，以便拉著露營拖車出遊。
causative: had a towbar fitted
The mechanic checked that the towbar on Soraya's car was securely bolted.
技師檢查了 Soraya 車上的拖車桿，確認它已牢固鎖緊。
collocation: towbar on [vehicle]
Caleb backed his truck carefully until the towbar clicked into the trailer coupling.
Caleb 小心地倒車，直到拖車桿扣入拖車的聯結器。
For towing a boat trailer, you need a vehicle with a rated towbar.
要拖船用拖車，你需要一輛裝有額定牽引桿的車輛。
Kian asked the garage to install a towbar before his family's summer road trip.
Kian 請修車廠在他家人夏季公路旅行前安裝好拖車桿。
- trailer hitch
the standard American English term for the same device
- towing hitch
more general term referring to any coupling device for towing
- hitch
shortened form, very common in both British and American English
用法筆記
Also spelled as two separate words: 'tow bar'. In American English, the more common term is 'trailer hitch' or simply 'hitch'.