towrope 是一个名词,指用于拖拽车辆、船只或其他重物的粗绳或缆绳,即"拖绳"或"牵引绳"。
/ˈtoʊˌroʊp/
The driver attached a towrope to the broken-down car and pulled it to the nearest garage.
司机把一根拖绳系在抛锚的汽车上,把它拖到了最近的修车厂。
After the engine failed in the middle of the lake, we had no choice but to signal a passing boat, which threw us a towrope and towed us safely back to shore.
在湖中央发动机熄火后,我们别无选择,只好向路过的船只发信号,对方抛来一根拖绳,把我们安全地拖回了岸边。
towrope 由两个英语词组合而成:tow(拖、拽)和 rope(绳子)。tow 源自古英语 togian,意为"拉、拖拽",与日耳曼语系中的拖曳类词汇同源。rope 则来自古英语 rāp,指粗绳或缆索。这个复合词最早出现于18世纪左右,直接描述了其用途——用来拖拽的绳子。