with obj.
1- (of a motor vehicle or boat) pull (another vehicle or boat) along with a rope, chain, or tow bar（机动车辆或船）拖, 拉, 牵引。
1.1
- (of a person) pull (someone or something) along behind one（人）牵引, 拖带（某人, 某物）：
she saw Florian towing Nicky along by the hand.
她看到弗洛里安一路牵着尼基的手走。
in sing.
1- an act of towing a vehicle or boat拖, 拉, 牵引（车辆, 船）。
1.1
- a rope or line used to tow a vehicle or boat牵引绳, 拖链。
短语
in tow
1
- （亦作on tow）being towed by another vehicle or boat（车辆, 船）被拖着：
his boat was taken in tow by a trawler.
拖网渔船拖着他的船。
2
- accompanying or following someone陪伴, 跟随：
trying to shop with three children in tow is no joke.
带着三个孩子去商店可不是好玩的事。
派生词
towable
adjective词源
Old English togian 'draw, drag', of Germanic origin; related to TUG. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.