tow
- v.拖，拉，牵引（车辆或船只）;（用绳索）拉，牵引;牵引，拖带;拖行，被拖带
- n.（对车船等的）牵引，拖，拉;拖轮，抱曳车;拖绳，拖链;<英方> 绳子，绞索;被拖（或拉、牵引）的船（或车等）;陶式反坦克导弹（亦作 Tow missile）
towThese words all mean to move sth in a particular direction, especially towards or behind you.以上各词均含拖、拉、拽之意。
to hold sth and move it in a particular direction; to hold or be attached to a vehicle and move it along behind you指向某方向拖、拉、牵引：
Pull the chair nearer the table.
把椅子再往桌子拉近些。
They use oxen to pull their carts.
他们用牛拉车。
to pull sb/sth in a particular direction or behind you, usually along the ground, and especially with effort通常指使劲在地上拖、拉、拽：
The sack is too heavy to lift─you'll have to drag it.
这麻袋太重了，提不起来。你得拖着走。
( formal ) to move sb/sth by pulling them/it gently; to pull a vehicle such as a carriage指拖动、拉动、牵引、拖车：
I drew my chair closer to the fire.
我把椅子向火旁拉近了点。
a horse-drawn carriage
马车
to pull sb/sth to a particular place with a lot of effort指用力拖、拉、拽：
Fishermen were hauling in their nets.
渔民在拉网。
You usually drag sth behind you along the ground; you usually haul sth towards you, often upwards towards you. Dragging sth often needs effort, but hauling sth always does. |
to pull a car, boat or light plane behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain指用绳索拖、拉、牵引（汽车、船或轻型飞机）：
Our car was towed away by the police.
我们的汽车被警察拖走了。
to pull sb/sth hard in a particular direction指朝某一方向用力拖、拉、拽：
She tried to escape but he tugged her back.
她试图逃跑，但他把她拽了回来。
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VERB 拖;拉;牵引
If one vehicle tows another, it pulls it along behind it.He had been using the vehicle to tow his work trailer...
他一直用这辆车牵引他的活动工作室。
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PHRASE 跟随;陪伴
If you have someone in tow, they are following you closely because you are looking after them or you are leading them somewhere.There she was on my doorstep with child in tow...
她站在我门口，身后跟着一个孩子。
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The car broke down and we had to get somebody to give us a tow .
汽车抛锚了，我们只得让人拖走。
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They threatened to tow away my car
他们威胁要拖走我的车。
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Our car was towed away by the police .
我们的汽车被警察拖走了。
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There 's too much slack in the tow rope .
拖缆太松。
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He had been using the vehicle to tow his work trailer
他一直用这辆车牵引他的活动工作室。
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Our car was towed away to have its suspension overhauled .
我们的车被拖走了，要对悬架进行大修。
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The British navy boarded the vessel and towed it to New York .
英国海军登上船，把它拖到纽约。
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Unauthorized vehicles will be wheel clamped or towed away .
未经许可停放的车辆将会被轮夹锁住或拖走。
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He fixed the towing cradle round the hull .
他把牵引支架固定在船体上。
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Can you imagine how she must have felt when Mary Brent turned up with me in tow ?
你能想象得到她看见我和玛丽·布伦特出双入对时有何感受吗？
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She had a reporter and a photographer in tow .
她有一个记者和一名摄影师追随着。
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Something was wrong with the ship , and it had to be towed into the harbour .
那艘船出了点问题，不得不被拖进港口。
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The tugboat towed the damaged ship into port .
拖船把坏了的船拖进港口。
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The truck used a cable to tow the automobile .
卡车用缆索拖曳汽车。
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Each type of indicator series serves to qualify or to support the information or evidence supplied by the other tow categories .
每类指标数列对其他两类指标数列所提供的资料或给予支持，或证明其合格性。
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The tugboat was towing some small boats .
拖轮拖着几条小船。
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Mrs Hayes went to the supermarket with her four little children in tow .
海斯太太带着她的4个小孩到超市去了。
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Actually , things got a little weirder when the tow truck driver showed up .
事实上，在拖吊车司机出现后，事情的发展更加怪异。
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a car towing a trailer with a boat on it
拖着一辆载有小船的拖车的小汽车
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Traffic police said residents can report the " zombie cars " to them and authorities will either contact the owners or tow the cars away .
交警表示，居民可以向他们报告这些“僵尸车”，有关部门将联系车主或把车辆拖走。
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I have seen too many famous women who are " international logistics " essentially12 . They are towed with a number of big containers , which are all empty but they pretend they are not .
我看得太多，很多所谓的名女人都是“国际物流”，背后就拖着几大箱集装箱，里面什么都没有，就是“装”着。
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Control for the Profile Motion of a Towed System and Data Processing
拖曳式测量系统剖面运动控制与数据产品制作
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A Model Experiment Method of a Towing System
拖航系统大偏荡模型试验
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Tow is Creating a law environment according with the market economy ;
创造适应市场经济要求的法律环境；
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Software Structure and Data Processing of Computer Aided Test System for Towing Tank
拖曳水池计算机辅助试验系统的软件架构和数据处理
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He has studied English in school for tow years .
他在学校学过两年英语。
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Research on data transmission and record of towed line array
拖曳线列阵的数据传输与记录技术研究
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Processing and Analyzing Tow Array Experimental Data for Subspace Method
用子空间方法对拖线阵海试数据处理与分析
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Research on Carriage Controlling System of Ship Model Towing Tank
船模拖曳水池拖车控制系统研究
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Studies and Practice of Tow Spinning Technology on Cotton Spinning Equipment
短麻在棉纺设备上纺纱的工艺研究与实践
指用手把某物或某人拉向身边或沿着某个方向拉过去。
Her little brother was always pulling her hair.
她的小弟弟总是拽她的头发。
She pulled her son gently towards her.
她把儿子轻轻地拉到身边。
指某物因太沉而只能在地面拖着走，也指硬拽某人到其并不想去的地方。
She managed to drag the single bed to her bedroom.
她费了很大劲把单人床拖进卧室里。
The mother dragged her son into the kindergarten.
那位母亲硬把儿子拽进了幼儿园。
指不需费力地轻拉。
She drew a chair up to the fireplace.
她把一把椅子拉到壁炉边。
Don't forget to draw the curtains.
别忘了拉上百叶窗。
强调一直要用力，方向通常是朝前或向上。
He reached down and hauled his partner up onto the wall.
他俯身把同伴拉上墙头。
The train was hauled by the steam locomotive.
那辆火车是由蒸汽机车拖动的。
指用绳索或链条拖拉车或船。
When was his car towed away by the police?
他的车什么时候被警察拖走的？
Something was wrong with the ship, and it had to be towed into the harbour.
那艘船出了点问题，不得不被拖进港口。
强调动作发生的时间短而迅速。
Do you know the man who was tugging at her sleeve?
你认识拽她袖子的男人吗？
The woman standing behind him gently tugged his arm.
站在他后面的女人轻轻拽了拽她的胳膊。
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