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towel

/tou-uhl, toul/US // ˈtaʊ əl, taʊl //UK // (ˈtaʊəl) //

毛巾,浴巾,巾,巾帼不让须眉

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    tow·eled, tow·el·ing or tow·elled, tow·el·ling.

    • : to wipe or dry with a towel.

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Examples

  • Keep moving the paper towels to absorb the stain on each area.

  • If the kids still don’t get on board, she suggests putting a basket where they toss the towels, or even establishing consequences or rewards.

  • I actually threw in the towel in November, ordering and paying for my bike then.

  • Next time I go to clean, I take the paper towels off and just wipe off.

  • Thoroughly pat the meat dry with paper towels and generously season it with salt and pepper.

  • Using a heatproof slotted spoon, remove the shallots to a paper towel-lined plate.

  • Allow beans to cool completely then remove to a paper towel-lined plate to dry.

  • “They would bend my head back, put a towel over my face and pour water over the towel,” Harrison was quoted as saying.

  • Place the stack of phyllo dough sheets on a cutting board and cover it with a slightly damp towel.

  • Inside the bag, a second body was naked, wrapped in a towel, and almost decapitated.

  • "Come and get a clean towel," said Jess, who noticed that Benny was already "picking into" his own mouth.

  • The berries were so thick she did not have to change her position before the towel held over a quart.

  • She watched the two children a moment as they dropped handfuls of the bluish globes on the towel.

  • It was reserved for me to open the towel, which I did with no little pride at having the only plum pudding in camp.

  • I had buttered the towel so that it should not stick to it; it did not, but it did not stick together either.