in AM, use 美国英语用 toweling, toweled
1 N-COUNT 毛巾 A
towel is a piece of thick soft cloth that you use to dry yourself.
毛巾 2 VERB 用毛巾擦(干) If you
towel something or
towel it dry, you dry it with a towel.
用毛巾擦(干) -
James came out of his bedroom, toweling his wet hair. [VERB noun]
詹姆斯从卧室出来,用毛巾擦着他湿漉漉的头发。
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I towelled myself dry. [VERB noun adj.ive]
我用毛巾把身体擦干。
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He stepped out of the shower and began towelling himself down. [V n + down/off]
他走出淋浴间,开始用毛巾把身子擦干。
3 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.
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