in AM, use 美国英语用 toweling, toweled
- N-COUNT 毛巾
A towel is a piece of thick soft cloth that you use to dry yourself.
- ...a bath towel.
浴巾
- VERB 用毛巾擦(干)
If you towel something or towel it dry, you dry it with a towel.
- James came out of his bedroom, toweling his wet hair...
詹姆斯从卧室出来,用毛巾擦着他湿漉漉的头发。 - I towelled myself dry...
我用毛巾把身体擦干。 - He stepped out of the shower and began towelling himself down.
他走出淋浴间,开始用毛巾把身子擦干。
- PHRASE 承认失败;认输
If you throw in the towel, you stop trying to do something because you realize that you cannot succeed.
- It seemed as if the police had thrown in the towel and were abandoning the investigation.
警方似乎已经认输,打算放弃调查。
- See also: sanitary towel tea towel