towel

towel
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
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
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