Towel
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定义
a towel: 毛巾
to throw in the towel 认输
Pronunciation examples
UK: When I got out of the water, I realised I'd forgotten my towel.
US: Could you throw me that towel please?
示例
- "Icarus's mom : Icarus, if you're going to be sick, would you at least get a towel?"
- "Business class includes free champagne, warm towels upon request, and shiatsu massages every three hours."
- "You can come over, as long as you bring some rum, some rubber gloves and a towel."
- "Bruno : I will take a towel, Cindy."
- "Would you care for a warm towel?"
- "Please hand me the towel on your way out."
- "Would you get a towel, Icarus Quincy?"
- "Please hand me a towel."
- "I'd like a first class ticket: Champagne, whisky, hand towels, the works!"
- "The benefits of business class include complimentary champagne, warm towels upon request, and shiatsu massages every three hours."
- "If you haven't noticed, I am wearing a towel."
- "I will take a towel, Cindy."
- "Icarus : While I was in the restroom, I was washing my hands, and a man offered to dry them with a silk towel."
练习 1
During the conversation with the stewardess, Donna says "I'd love one".
What is the "one" she is referring to? (Hint: it's usually made of cotton and is used to dry things!)
Donna is referring to a .
What is the "one" she is referring to? (Hint: it's usually made of cotton and is used to dry things!)
Donna is referring to a .
During the conversation with the stewardess, Donna says "I'd love one".
What is the "one" she is referring to? (Hint: it's usually made of cotton and is used to dry things!)
Donna is referring to a towel.
What is the "one" she is referring to? (Hint: it's usually made of cotton and is used to dry things!)
Donna is referring to a towel.
towel: This is correct. We use "one" here to refer to a countable noun that has already been mentioned or introduced previously. For example: Would you like a coffee? -I'd love one. In this conversation, the stewardess asks Bruno and Donna "Would you care for a warm towel?", to which Donna replies "I would love one". A "towel" is usually made of cotton and is used after contact with water (in the shower or swimming pool) to dry yourself.
练习 2
During the conversation with the stewardess, Donna says "I'd love one".
What is the "one" she is referring to? (Hint: it's usually made of cotton and is used to dry things!)
Donna is referring to a .
What is the "one" she is referring to? (Hint: it's usually made of cotton and is used to dry things!)
Donna is referring to a .
During the conversation with the stewardess, Donna says "I'd love one".
What is the "one" she is referring to? (Hint: it's usually made of cotton and is used to dry things!)
Donna is referring to a towel.
What is the "one" she is referring to? (Hint: it's usually made of cotton and is used to dry things!)
Donna is referring to a towel.
towel: This is correct. We use "one" here to refer to a countable noun that has already been mentioned or introduced previously. For example: Would you like a coffee? -I'd love one. In this conversation, the stewardess asks Bruno and Donna "Would you care for a warm towel?", to which Donna replies "I would love one". A "towel" is usually made of cotton and is used after contact with water (in the shower or swimming pool) to dry yourself.
练习 3
What is being advertised in this audio?
What is being advertised in this audio?
"Marriage therapy" is a service designed to help with troubled marriages. Although the announcer does say that the Supertrowel "saved (his) marriage", this advertisement is for a garden tool called the "Supertrowel".
A "trowel" is a small implement with a pointed blade used for digging into the earth, usually for gardening purposes. A garden "tool" is an "instrument" or "implement" used for working in the garden. The advert is for a "trowel" which is a garden "tool".
A "cure" is a "remedy" or "treatment" for a problem, generally a health problem. Example: Doctors haven't yet found a cure for cancer. Although the announcer mentions "back aches" and a "stiff neck" at the beginning of the advert, the advert is actually about a garden tool that makes gardening easier on your back and neck.
A towel is used for drying one's body. This advertisement is for a "trowel" which is a small shovel: a tool to dig up plants, weeds and flowers.
