/təʊ ||; to/verb [T] to pull a car or boat behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain 拖（汽车等）: My car was towed away by the police. 我的车给警方拖走了。 tow noun [sing] [U] in tow(informal 非正式) following closely behind 紧随在后: He arrived with his wife and five children in tow. 他率妻子和五个孩子到达。