A towrope is the rope, or sometimes a chain or a thick strap, that you use when one vehicle pulls another one along. The most common picture is a car that has broken down: someone hooks a towrope from the back of a working car to the front of the dead one, and slowly pulls it to a garage.

A towrope一條towrope is是 the rope那條繩子, or sometimes a chain or a thick strap或有時是一條鏈子或厚帶子, that you use你用它 when one vehicle pulls another one along當一輛車拉著另一輛走的時候. The most common picture最常見的畫面 is a car that has broken down是一輛拋錨的車: someone有人 hooks a towrope把towrope勾住 from the back of a working car從一輛還能動的車後面 to the front of the dead one接到那輛壞掉的車前面, and slowly pulls it to a garage然後慢慢把它拉到修車廠.

But the word is used any time one thing pulls another through a rope like this — a boat pulling another boat, a tractor pulling a stuck car out of mud, and, very often, a ski slope, where a towrope is the moving rope that beginners hold onto to be pulled up the hill.

But不過 the word這個字 is used any time只要是 one thing pulls another一樣東西拉著另一樣 through a rope like this靠著這樣的繩子, — a boat pulling another boat一艘船拉著另一艘船, a tractor拖拉機 pulling a stuck car out of mud把陷在泥裡的車拉出來, and, very often而且很常見的是, a ski slope滑雪場, where在那裡 a towrope是 is the moving rope那條移動的繩子 that beginners hold onto初學者抓著它 to be pulled up the hill被拉上坡.

You will also see it written as two words, tow rope, and both spellings are normal; British writing often prefers the two-word form. The word is plain and practical, not formal — a mechanic and a professor would both just say towrope. Note that the material does not really matter: people still say towrope even when the thing is a flat nylon strap with metal hooks on the ends, because the job is what names it, not the shape.

You will also see it written你也會看到它寫成 as two words兩個字, tow rope tow rope, and both spellings are normal兩種拼法都正常; British writing英式書寫 often prefers the two-word form常常偏好兩個字的寫法. The word這個字 is plain and practical樸實又實用, not formal不是正式用語 — a mechanic and a professor修車師傅和教授 would both just say towrope都會直接說towrope. Note that請注意 the material材質 does not really matter其實不重要: people still say towrope人們還是會說towrope even when the thing就算這東西 is a flat nylon strap with metal hooks on the ends是一條兩端有金屬鉤的扁尼龍帶, because the job因為是用途 is what names it, not the shape決定了名稱，而不是形狀.