Our boat got stuck in the middle of the lake, so we had to use a tow-rope to pull it back to shore.

tow-rope 是由 tow 和 rope 组成的复合名词。tow 是动词，意思是"拖、拉"。rope 是名词，意思是"绳子"。 tow-rope 指专门用于拖曳船只或其他物体的绳索，即"拖绳"。