towel

US [ˈtaʊəl]
UK ['taʊəl]
  • n.毛巾；手巾；纸巾；抹布
  • v.用毛巾擦干
  • Web毛圈布；毛巾类；面巾
Plural Form：towels  Present Participle：towelling  Present Participle：toweling  Past Tense：towelled  Past Tense：toweled  

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towel
n.
— see also
paper towel
,
sanitary towel
,
tea towel
1.
毛巾；手巾；抹布；纸巾a piece of cloth or paper used for drying things, especially your body
Help yourself to a clean towel.
请随便拿一条干净毛巾用。
a hand/bath towel(= a small/large towel)
手巾；浴巾
a beach towel(= a large towel used for lying on in the sun)
沙滩太阳浴巾
a kitchen towel(= a piece of paper from a roll that you use to clean up liquid, etc. in the kitchen)
厨房用清洁纸巾
IDM
throw in the towel
(informal)
认输；承认失败；放弃努力to admit that you have been defeated and stop trying
v.
1.
~ yourself/sb/sth (down)
用毛巾擦干to dry yourself/sb/sth with a towel

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1.
Use a disinfecting cleanser once a week on the bathroom floor and sides of the tub and shower; rinse well and dry the surfaces with a towel.
每周用消毒清洁剂清洗浴室地面、浴缸外侧以及淋浴间，然后用毛巾擦干。
měi zhōu yòng xiāo dú qīng jié jì qīng xǐ yù shì dì miàn 、 yù gāng wài cè yǐ jí lín yù jiān , rán hòu yòng máo jīn cā gàn 。
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2.
Ellen dropped her towel that she had been washing the dishes with and walked daintily over to the door.
艾伦放下了正在刷碗的毛巾，优雅地走到了门口。
ài lún fàng xià le zhèng zài shuā wǎn de máo jīn , yōu yǎ de zǒu dào le mén kǒu 。
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3.
She comes out with a kimono on and a towel stuck between her legs, trying to look dignified as usual.
她披着一件晨衣，两腿之间夹着一条毛巾走出来，竭力要显得像平时一样有气派。
tā pī zhe yī jiàn chén yī , liǎng tuǐ zhī jiān jiā zhe yī tiáo máo jīn zǒu chū lái , jié lì yào xiǎn de xiàng píng shí yí yàng yǒu qì pài 。
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4.
One of them takes out a tiny sleek telephone from his towel and starts talking.
其中一位从毛巾里掏出一部小巧圆滑的手机，开始讲话。
qí zhōng yī wèi cóng máo jīn lǐ tāo chū yī bù xiǎo qiǎo yuán huá de shǒu jī , kāi shǐ jiǎng huà 。
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5.
So before their last meal together, He took off His outer garment, wrapped a towel around His waist, and began to wash His disciples' feet.
所以在最后晚餐之前，祂脱下外衣，拿一条手巾束腰，开始为门徒洗脚。
suǒ yǐ zài zuì hòu wǎn cān zhī qián , tā tuō xià wài yī , ná yī tiáo shǒu jīn shù yāo , kāi shǐ wèi mén tú xǐ jiǎo 。
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It is easy to see then, why getting bombed on a beach and then laying out on your towel to catch some rays can be disastrous.
现在你就知道了，为什么在沙滩上喝了两杯然后躺在毛巾上晒会太阳结果会很悲剧。
xiàn zài nǐ jiù zhī dào le , wèi shén me zài shā tān shàng hē le liǎng bēi rán hòu tǎng zài máo jīn shàng shài huì tài yáng jié guǒ huì hěn bēi jù 。
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Generally, if I'm blotting food like pizza my paper towel or tissue begins to break down and I get paper pieces in my food.
一般，如果我用毛巾纸或者棉纸来去除食物上的油，如比萨，就会有纸屑开始掉落在食物上。
yì bān , rú guǒ wǒ yòng máo jīn zhǐ huò zhě mián zhǐ lái qù chú shí wù shàng de yóu , rú bǐ sà , jiù huì yǒu zhǐ xiè kāi shǐ diào luò zài shí wù shàng 。
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8.
Pouring hot water into a basin, Mum passed me a large towel, hurrying me to wash my feet.
把水烧开以后，倒进盆里，妈妈给我一块超大的毛巾，让我洗脚。
bǎ shuǐ shāo kāi yǐ hòu , dào jìn pén lǐ , mā mā gěi wǒ yí kuài chāo dà de máo jīn , ràng wǒ xǐ jiǎo 。
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9.
I scolded you as you were dressing for school because you gave your face merely a dab with a towel.
当你在准备上学的时候，只用毛巾随便的擦了一下你的脸，我就骂你。
dāng nǐ zài zhǔn bèi shàng xué de shí hou , zhǐ yòng máo jīn suí biàn de cā le yí xià nǐ de liǎn , wǒ jiù mà nǐ 。
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10.
The fabric bed head was stained where other guests' heads had been and I had to put a towel over it before I could sleep.
用丝织成的床头被以前用过的客人染色，我睡之前不得不在床头盖上一个毛巾才能睡。
yòng sī zhī chéng de chuáng tóu bèi yǐ qián yòng guò de kè rén rǎn sè , wǒ shuì zhī qián bù dé bù zài chuáng tóu gài shàng yī gè máo jīn cái néng shuì 。
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