towel
towel — noun
1. a soft cloth or paper sheet that you use to dry your body, hands, or other wet t
a soft cloth or paper sheet that you use to dry your body, hands, or other wet things
Tara dried her hands on a clean towel after washing them.
collocation: clean towel / dry hands with a towel
The hotel leaves two fresh white towels in every room for guests.
collocation: fresh towels / white towels
Could you please grab a towel from the bathroom to wipe up this water?
After swimming at the beach, Jabari wrapped a towel around his shoulders.
Yara folded the damp towel and hung it over the rail to dry.
towel — verb
1. to rub a body part, an object, or yourself with a towel until it is dry
to rub a body part, an object, or yourself with a towel until it is dry
Tomás towelled his hair dry after stepping out of the shower.
towel + object + dry: transitive resultative pattern
Mayumi towelled off quickly before putting on her warm pyjamas.
towel off: intransitive phrasal-verb use
The swimmer towelled herself dry with the small cloth the pool provided.
Owen gently towelled the wet dog's back and legs after their walk in the rain.
Christopher towelled the kitchen counter dry after washing the dishes.
- wet
to make something wet, opposite of drying
文法句型
towel + object + dry/off
towel + off/down
用法筆記
The verb form is less common in everyday speech than the phrase 'dry with a towel'. It is often used with resultative 'dry' or with the particles 'off' and 'down'.