tow
verb [ T ] uk/təʊ/ us/toʊ/
拖，拉，牵引（车、船等）
to pull a car, boat, etc. along, fastened behind another vehicle or boat
You shouldn't drive fast when your car is towing a caravan. 汽车拖活动房屋时不能开快车。
The road was closed while the vehicles that had been involved in the accident were towed away/off. 在发生交通事故的车辆被拖走时，这条道路封闭。
The damaged boat was towed to safety. 受损船只被拖至安全区。
(also tow something away)拖走（违章停放的车辆）
to take away a vehicle that has been parked illegally using an official truck, to a place from which the driver has to pay to pick it up
You're not allowed to park here - your car will be towed away . 这儿不准停车——你的车会被拖走的。
US This part of town is a tow zone (= one in which cars left illegally will be removed). 城镇的这一地区是非停车区，违规停放的车辆会被拖走。
tow
noun uk/təʊ/ us/toʊ/
give someone/something a tow 拖，拉
to pull someone's vehicle using a rope or chain tied to your vehicle
When my car broke down, a police car gave me a tow to the nearest garage. 我的车抛锚后，一辆警车把我的车拖至最近的汽车维修站。
on towUK (US in tow); (Australian English also under tow) 被拖着
being pulled along
The car in front of us is on tow - that's why we're going so slowly. 我们前面的那辆车是被拖着走的——所以我们的车开得这么慢。
Idiom
in towidiom informal 带着；有…紧跟在后
If you go somewhere with a particular person in tow, they are with you.
She arrived at the party, with a tall, silver-haired man in tow. 她来参加聚会时带着一个高个的银发男子。