towel
US: /ˈtaʊəɫ/, /ˈtaʊɫ/
UK: /tˈaʊəl/
UK: /tˈaʊəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
towel /'tauəl/
- danh từ
- khăn lau; khăn tắm
- to throw in the towel
- (thể dục,thể thao) đầu hàng, chịu thua
- lead towel
- (từ lóng) đạn
- oaken towel
- (từ lóng) gậy tày, dùi cui
- động từ
- lau bằng khăn, chà xát bằng khăn
- (từ lóng) đánh đòn, nện cho một trận
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
a piece of fabric or paper used for drying things, especially your body: Help yourself to a clean towel. + a hand / bath towel (= a small / large towel) + a beach towel (= a large towel used for lying on in the sun) + a kitchen towel (= a piece of paper from a roll that you use to wipe up liquid, etc. in the kitchen)
See also -
Idioms: throw in the towel (informal) to admit that you have been defeated and stop trying: We're not going to throw in the towel just because we lost one game.
+ verb (-ll-, AmE also -l-) [VN] ~ yourself / sb/sth (down) to dry yourself/sb/sth with a towel
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
clean, fresh | damp, wet | dry | rolled-up | fluffy, soft, thick | paper | bath, bathroom, beach, hand, kitchen, tea | roller | sanitary
VERB + TOWEL
drape, wrap
He had a towel draped across his shoulders.
TOWEL + VERB
hang
Several towels hung over the side of the bath.
TOWEL + NOUN
rail
a heated towel rail
Concise English dictionary
towelled|towelling|towels|toweled|toweling'taʊəl
noun
+a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
verb
+wipe with a towel
