toweling

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A towel is a piece of thick soft cloth that you use to dry yourself. 毛巾
...a bath towel. …一條浴巾。
...a hand towel. …一塊手巾。
...a beach towel. …一條沙灘浴巾。
2. V-T If you towel something or towel it dry, you dry it with a towel. 用毛巾擦干
James came out of his bedroom, towelling his wet hair. 詹姆斯走出他的臥室，用毛巾擦干他那濕漉漉的頭發(fā)。
I towelled myself dry. 我用毛巾把自己擦干。
3. PHRASE If you throw in the towel, you stop trying to do something because you realize that you cannot succeed. 認(rèn)輸[非正式]
It seemed as if the police had thrown in the towel and were abandoning the investigation. 看起來好象警察已經(jīng)認(rèn)輸了，并且要放棄調(diào)查。