A towtruck is a strong truck built for pulling other vehicles away. It has a crane, a hook, or a flat sliding bed on the back, so it can lift one end of a car — or the whole car — and carry it off.

A towtruck一輛towtruck is是 a strong truck一輛強壯的卡車 built for pulling other vehicles away造來把其他車輛拖走的. It有 has a crane, a hook, or a flat sliding bed一個吊臂、一個鉤子，或一個平的滑動車台 on the back在後面, so it can lift所以它可以吊起 one end of a car車子的一端 — or the whole car或整輛車 — and carry it off然後把它載走.

You meet a towtruck in two very different moods. The happy one: your car dies on the road, you call for help, and the towtruck takes it to a garage. The unhappy one: you park where you should not, and the towtruck takes your car away to a pound, and you must pay to get it back.

You meet a towtruck你會遇到towtruck in two very different moods在兩種很不一樣的情境裡. The happy one開心的那種: your car dies on the road你的車在路上拋錨, you call for help你打電話求救, and the towtruck takes it to a garage然後towtruck把它載到修車廠. The unhappy one不開心的那種: you park where you should not你停在不該停的地方, and the towtruck takes your car away to a pound然後towtruck把你的車拖走到扣車場, and you must pay to get it back而你得付錢才能拿回來.

Because of that second use, 'the towtruck came' can sound like bad news all by itself.

Because of that second use因為第二種用法, 'the towtruck came'「towtruck來了」 can sound like bad news all by itself光這句話就可能聽起來像壞消息.

In writing you will see tow truck (two words) most often, especially in American English; towtruck as one word also appears. British speakers may say breakdown truck or recovery vehicle instead, and 'wrecker' is an older American word for the same thing. The person driving it is a tow truck driver — there is no neat single word for them.

In writing在文字裡 you will see你會看到 tow truck (two words)tow truck（兩個字） most often最常見, especially in American English尤其是在美式英文裡; towtruck as one word一個字的towtruck also appears也會出現. British speakers英式說法 may say breakdown truck or recovery vehicle instead可能會改說breakdown truck或recovery vehicle, and而 'wrecker'「wrecker」 is an older American word for the same thing是同樣意思較舊的美式用詞. The person開車的人 driving it開towtruck的人 is a tow truck driver叫做tow truck driver — there is沒有 no neat single word for them一個現成、簡潔的單字可以稱呼他們.