towline:拖缆;牵引绳/拖绳。用于把船只、车辆或其他物体连接起来,以便拖带(牵引)移动。
/ˈtoʊ.laɪn/
The towline is tight, so the boat can’t drift away.
拖缆绷紧了,所以船不会漂走。
After the engine failed, they threw a towline from the rescue vessel and slowly pulled the yacht toward the harbor.
发动机失灵后,救援船抛来一条拖缆,慢慢把游艇拖向港口。
towline由 tow(拖、牵引)+ line(绳索、线)组成,字面意思就是“用于拖带的绳索”。在航海与救援语境中非常常见。