tow
verb- tow something (+ adv./prep.)
to pull a car, boat, etc. behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain （用绳索或链条）拖，拉，牵引，拽 Synonyms pullpullTopics Transport by waterc2- drag
- draw
- haul
- tow
- tug
- pull to hold something and move it in a particular direction; to hold or be attached to a vehicle and move it along behind you:
Pull the chair nearer the table. 把椅子再往桌子这边拉近些。 They use oxen to pull their carts. 他们用牛拉车。
- drag to pull somebody/something in a particular direction or behind you, usually along the ground, and especially with effort:
The sack is too heavy to lift—you’ll have to drag it. 这麻袋太重了，提不起来。你得拖着走。
- draw (formal
) to move somebody/something by pulling them/it gently; to pull a vehicle such as a carriage: 指拖动、拉动、牵引、拖车： I drew my chair closer to the fire. 我把椅子向火旁拉近了点。 a horse-drawn carriage 四轮马车
- haul to pull somebody/something to a particular place with a lot of effort:
Fishermen were hauling in their nets. 渔民在拉网。
drag or haul? 用 drag 还是 haul？ - tow to pull a car, boat or light plane behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain:
Our car was towed away by the police. 我们的汽车被警察拖走了。
- tug to pull somebody/something hard in a particular direction:
She tried to escape but he tugged her back. 她试图逃跑，但他把她拽了回来。
- to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow/tug somebody/something along/down/towards something
- to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow somebody/something behind you
- to pull/drag/draw/haul a cart/sledge
- to pull/draw a coach/carriage
- to pull/haul/tow a truck
- horses pull/draw/haul something
- dogs pull/drag/haul something
- tow somebody (+ adv./prep.)
(of a person 人 to pull somebody along behind you （用绳索或链条）拖，拉，牵引，拽 Vicky was towing Rosa along by the hand. 维基拉着罗莎的手。
Word OriginOld English togian ‘draw, drag’, of Germanic origin; related to tug. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.