towel sth dry
dry 作宾语补足语，表示“把某物用毛巾擦干”，宾语也可换成反身代词，如 towelled herself dry。
He towelled his hair dry before answering the door.
他去开门前用毛巾把头发擦干了。
用毛巾拍打；用毛巾堵住（门等）以掩盖（毒品）烟雾；用毛巾擦干；用毛巾打；用毛巾擦拭
to dry or wipe something with a towel
用毛巾擦干
To dry by using a towel.
用毛巾打
To hit with a towel.
用毛巾擦拭
wipe with a towel
用毛巾堵住(门等),以掩盖娱乐性药物的烟雾
To block up (a door, etc.) with a towel, to conceal the fumes of a recreational drug.
一般现在时
She towels her hair after every shower.
她每次淋浴后都用毛巾擦干头发。
一般过去时
He towelled himself dry before getting dressed.
他穿衣服前用毛巾把自己擦干了。
现在完成时
I have already towelled my hair dry.
我已经用毛巾把头发擦干了。
英式拼写为 towelling/towelled；美式亦可拼为 toweling/toweled。
After the shower, he towelled his hair dry.
淋浴后，他用毛巾把头发擦干。
用法提示：towel 作动词，用过去式 towelled 表示用毛巾擦干（头发）。
AI contextual example
She is towelling the wet puppy after its walk.
遛完狗后，她正在用毛巾擦干湿漉漉的小狗。
用法提示：towelling 是 towel 的现在分词形式，作动词，表示正在用毛巾擦拭（小狗）。
AI contextual example
He towels his feet before putting on socks.
他穿袜子前用毛巾擦干脚。
用法提示：towels 是 towel 的第三人称单数形式，作动词，表示用毛巾擦干（脚）。
AI contextual example
dry 作宾语补足语，表示“把某物用毛巾擦干”，宾语也可换成反身代词，如 towelled herself dry。
He towelled his hair dry before answering the door.
他去开门前用毛巾把头发擦干了。
此义指用毛巾抽打某人，多为嬉闹，宾语通常是人。
The boys towelled each other in the changing room.
男孩们在更衣室里用毛巾互相抽打。
此义指用毛巾塞住门缝等处，常用于掩盖气味或烟雾。
They towelled the gap under the door to hide the smell.
他们用毛巾堵住门下的缝隙，以掩盖气味。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday I towel my hair after the shower.
正确表达Yesterday I towelled my hair after the shower.
句中有过去时间 yesterday，谓语必须用过去式；towel 作动词时过去式是 towelled（美式拼作 toweled），不能用原形 towel。
grammar · medium
易错句子She towelled her hair by a towel.
正确表达She towelled her hair with a towel.
表示“用某种工具”时英语用介词 with，不用 by；by 通常表示交通方式、手段或施动者，不接具体工具，因此 by a towel 应改为 with a towel。
grammar · medium
易错句子He towelled his hair to dry.
正确表达He towelled his hair dry.
towel dry 是固定搭配，其中 dry 是形容词作宾语补足语，表示擦拭的结果；用不定式 to dry 会变成“为了弄干而去擦”的目的含义，与“用毛巾把头发擦干”的本义不符。
用毛巾把身体擦干
After his shower, he towelled off and got dressed.
他洗完澡后用毛巾擦干身体，然后穿好衣服。
用毛巾把自己擦干
Towel yourself dry before you go out in the cold.
出门受冻前先用毛巾把自己擦干。
用毛巾把头发擦干
She towelled her hair dry and combed it.
她用毛巾把头发擦干，然后梳了梳。
用毛巾把（某人）全身擦干
The nurse towelled the patient down after his bath.
护士在病人洗完澡后用毛巾把他全身擦干。
用毛巾堵住门（以挡住烟雾）
They towelled the door to stop the smoke drifting out.
他们用毛巾堵住门，免得烟雾飘出去。
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