towel
/ˈtaʊəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtaʊəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtau̇(-ə)l/ (ame, mw) · /taʊəl/ (bre, ipa) · /taʊəl/ (ame, ipa)
towel — 名詞
- towelsingular
- towelsplural
1. a soft cloth or paper sheet that you use to dry your body, hands, or other wet t
毛巾
擦乾身體或物品用的布料
a soft cloth or paper sheet that you use to dry your body, hands, or other wet things
Tara dried her hands on a clean towel after washing them.
Tara 洗完手後用一條乾淨的毛巾把手擦乾。
collocation: clean towel / dry hands with a towel
The hotel leaves two fresh white towels in every room for guests.
這家飯店在每間客房為房客準備了兩條乾淨的白色毛巾。
collocation: fresh towels / white towels
Could you please grab a towel from the bathroom to wipe up this water?
可以請你到浴室拿一條毛巾來把這些水擦掉嗎？
After swimming at the beach, Jabari wrapped a towel around his shoulders.
在海灘游完泳後，Jabari 用一條毛巾披在肩上。
Yara folded the damp towel and hung it over the rail to dry.
Yara 把濕毛巾摺好，掛在毛巾架上晾乾。
towel — 動詞
- towelpresent simple I / you / we / they
- towels3rd person singular
- towelling-ing form
- towelledpast simple
1. to rub a body part, an object, or yourself with a towel until it is dry
擦乾
用毛巾摩擦以弄乾
to rub a body part, an object, or yourself with a towel until it is dry
Tomás towelled his hair dry after stepping out of the shower.
Tomás 洗完澡後用毛巾把頭髮擦乾。
towel + object + dry: transitive resultative pattern
Mayumi towelled off quickly before putting on her warm pyjamas.
Mayumi 很快地把身體擦乾，然後穿上溫暖的睡衣。
towel off: intransitive phrasal-verb use
The swimmer towelled herself dry with the small cloth the pool provided.
那位泳者用泳池提供的小毛巾把自己擦乾。
Owen gently towelled the wet dog's back and legs after their walk in the rain.
Owen 在雨中散步後，用毛巾輕輕地把濕狗的背部和腿擦乾。
Christopher towelled the kitchen counter dry after washing the dishes.
Christopher 洗完碗後用毛巾把廚房流理台擦乾。
- wet
to make something wet, opposite of drying
文法句型
towel + object + dry/off
towel + off/down
用法筆記
The verb form is less common in everyday speech than the phrase 'dry with a towel'. It is often used with resultative 'dry' or with the particles 'off' and 'down'.