antenna towertow Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a tower of strength
Cabbagetown
company town
Cowtown
do the town
get out of town
go downtown
go to town
going to town
hit town
in tow
kowtow
out on the town
paint the town red
run out of town
the talk of the town
throw in the towel
tower of strength
A-Town
B-Town
Bucktown
C-Town
Chilltown
ChiTown
D-Town
get outta town
H-Town
Illtown
Laketown
O-Town
Oaktown
P-Town
Rich Town
Sactown
Seatown
Shea Town
town bike
draw to/towards
He has something in his character that draws people to him．他身上有一种吸引人的东西。
2．approach；come near临近
The day was drawing towards evening．天色渐近黄昏。
draw towards
He has something in his character that draws people to him．他身上有一种吸引人的东西。
2．approach；come near临近
The day was drawing towards evening．天色渐近黄昏。
paint the town
He's painting the town red in celebration of his good luck at the track．他为庆祝自己在田径场上的好运气而狂欢痛饮。
It was the sailors'first night ashore；they painted the town red．那是水手们上岸的第一夜，他们酗酒狂欢。
paint the town (red)
He's painting the town red in celebration of his good luck at the track．他为庆祝自己在田径场上的好运气而狂欢痛饮。
It was the sailors'first night ashore；they painted the town red．那是水手们上岸的第一夜，他们酗酒狂欢。
talk of the town
Their love affair has become the talk of the town．他俩谈恋爱的事成了众所周知的事情。
Recent nudity on the New York stage has been the talk of the town.最近纽约舞台上出现裸体的事情已经成为街谈巷议的话题。
His success has become the talk of the town.他的成功已成为大家谈论的话题。
well-disposed toward
Idiom(s): be well-disposed toward sb or sthTheme: FRIENDS
to feel positively toward someone or something; to feel favorable toward someone or something.
• I do not think I will get a raise since the boss is not well-disposed toward me.
• The senators are well-disposed toward giving themselves a raise.
town-and-gown
Idiom(s): town-and-gownTheme: SOCIAL
he relations between a town and the university located within the town; the relations between university students and the nonstudents who live in a university town. (Usually in reference to a disagreement. Fixed order.)
• There is another town-and-gown dispute in Adamsville over the amount the university costs the city for police services.
• There was more town-and-gown strife reported at Larry's Bar and Grill last Saturday night.
out of town
Idiom(s): out of townTheme: ABSENCE
temporarily not in one's own town.
• I'll be out of town next week. I'm going to a conference.
• I take care of Mary's cat when she's out of town.
night on the town
Idiom(s): night on the townTheme: CELEBRATION
a night of celebrating (at one or more places in a town).
• Did you enjoy your night on the town?
• After we got the contract signed, we celebrated with a night on the town.
man-about-town
Idiom(s): man-about-townTheme: PEOPLE
a fashionable man who leads a sophisticated life.
• He prefers wine bars to pubs—quite a man-about-town.
• Jack's too much of a man-about-town to go to a football game.
live in an ivory tower
Idiom(s): live in an ivory towerTheme: ALOOF
to be aloof from the realities of living. (Live can be replaced by a number of expressions meaning "to dwell or spend time," as in the first example.)
• If you didn't spend so much time in your ivory tower, you'd know what people really think!
• Many professors are said to live in ivory towers. They don't know what the real world is like.
have in tow
Idiom(s): have sb or sth in towTheme: CONTROL
to lead, pull, or tow someone or something around.
• Mrs. Smith has her son in tow.
• That car has a boat in tow.
go a long way toward
Idiom(s): go a long way toward doing something AND go a long way in doing somethingTheme: ACHIEVEMENT
almost to satisfy specific conditions; to be almost right.
• This machine goes a long way toward meeting our needs.
• Your plan went a long way in helping us with our problem.
An tow idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with tow, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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