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tea towel

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈtea ˌtowel noun [countable]  British EnglishDHC a small cloth that you use for drying cups, plates etc after you have washed them 〔用来擦干洗过的杯盘等的〕拭布,茶巾 SYN American English dish towel
Examples from the Corpus
tea towelShe was drying a plate on a tea towel.He flung the damp tea towel on to the table.Her thin denim jacket was sodden and clung to her like a wet tea towel.With his other hand, he took the white tea towel from the rack and spread it on the drain board.
ˈtea ˌtowel nounChineseSyllable
that small you use for a cloth Corpus


tea towel
ˈtea ˌtowel noun [countable]
British English a small cloth that you use for drying cups, plates etc after you have washed them
   SYN  dish towel American English


tea towelBrE /ˈtiː taʊəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtiː taʊəl/ 🔊 (also ˈtea cloth) (both BrE) (NAmE dish·towel) noun
a small towel used for drying cups, plates, knives, etc. after they have been washed (擦拭已洗餐具的)茶巾,抹布