tow
US: /ˈtoʊ/
UK: /tˈəʊ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
tow /tou/- danh từ
- xơ (lanh, gai)
- sự dắt, sự lai, sự kéo (tàu thuyền, đoàn toa móc)
- to take in tow: dắt, lai, kéo
- (như) tow-rope
- to have someone in tow
- dìu dắt trông nom ai; kiểm soát ai
- ngoại động từ
- dắt, lai, kéo (tàu, thuyền)
- to tow a small boat astern: dắt một chiếc tàu nhỏ ở phía sau
- to tow a vessel into the harbour: lai một chiếc tàu vào cảng
- dắt, lai, kéo (tàu, thuyền)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb [VN] to pull a car or boat behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain: Our car was towed away by the police.
See also -
+ noun [sing.] an act of one vehicle pulling another vehicle using a rope or chain: The car broke down and we had to get somebody to give us a tow. + a tow truck
Idioms: in tow
1 (informal) if you have sb in tow, they are with you and following closely behind: She turned up with her mother in tow.
2 if a ship is taken in tow, it is pulled by another ship
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
pull, drag, draw, haul, lug, trail, tug, trawl:
The boat was towing a long purse seine. I arrived just as the police were towing away my car.
Collocation
VERB + TOW
give sb
A truck driver gave me a tow to the nearest garage.
TOW + NOUN
bar, line, rope | plane, truck, vehicle | pilot
PREP.
in ~
(usually figurative) a harassed mother with three small children in tow
| under ~
The ship, whose engine had failed, is now safely under tow.
Concise dictionary
tows|towed|towingtəʊnoun
+the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
verb
+drag behind
