towel中文

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towel
/ 5tauEl /

◙ noun
1. a piece of thick absorbent cloth or paper used for drying oneself or wiping things dry
• 毛巾；纸巾
2. [Brit. dated] a sanitary towel
• [英，旧] 卫生巾
◙ (towelled, towelling ;美 toweled, toweling), [with obj.]
1. wipe or dry (a person or thing) with a towel
• 用毛巾擦，擦干
»[with obj. and complement] she towelled her hair dry.
她用毛巾把头发擦干。
2. (informal, chiefly Austral./NZ)thrash or beat (someone)
• [非正式，主澳／新西兰] 鞭打

【IDIOMS】

◘ throw in the towel
1. see throw

【语源】

1. Middle English: from Old French toaille, of Germanic origin. Sense 2 of the verb dates from the early 18th cent.; sense 1 from the mid 19th cent