tower
英 [ˈtaʊə(r)]
美 [ˈtaʊər]
n. 塔; 建筑物的塔形部分; (尤指教堂或城堡的)塔楼; (电视或无线电信号的)发射塔; 高柜; 高架子
v. 远远高于，远远超过; 高耸，超越
复数：towers 过去式：towered 现在分词：towering 第三人称单数：towers 过去分词：towered
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2131 / COCA.2412
短语用例
tower over/above sb/sth
- 高于，超过（附近的人或物）
to be much higher or taller than the people or things that are near- a clock/bell tower
钟楼 - the Tower of London
伦敦塔 - the Eiffel Tower
埃菲尔铁塔
- a clock/bell tower
- （在能力、品质等方面）胜过，远远超过（其他）
to be much better than others in ability, quality, etc.- a television tower
电视塔
- a television tower
习惯用语
n.
- a tower of strength
- （危难时的）可依靠的人，主心骨
a person that you can rely on to help, protect and comfort you when you are in trouble
牛津词典
noun
- 塔；建筑物的塔形部分；（尤指教堂或城堡的）塔楼
a tall narrow building or part of a building, especially of a church or castle- a clock/bell tower
钟楼 - the Tower of London
伦敦塔 - the Eiffel Tower
埃菲尔铁塔
- a clock/bell tower
- （电视或无线电信号的）发射塔
a tall structure used for sending television or radio signals- a television tower
电视塔
- a television tower
- 高柜；高架子
a tall piece of furniture used for storing things- a CD tower
光盘柜
- a CD tower
verb
verb
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 塔;塔楼
Atoweris a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle.- ...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers.
带有 120 英尺高塔的 11 世纪城堡 - ...the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
比萨斜塔
- ...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers.
- VERB (比周围的人或物)高出许多；屹立
Someone or something thattowers oversurrounding people or things is a lot taller than they are.- He stood up and towered over her...
他站起身来，比她高出许多。 - At school, a girl may tower over most boys her age…
在学校，一个女孩可能比她同龄的大多数男孩子都要高出许多。 - The icebergs towered above them.
冰山高耸于他们上方。
- He stood up and towered over her...
- N-COUNT (无线电或电视信号的)发射塔
Atoweris a tall structure that is used for sending radio or television signals.- Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower.
军队仍然控制着电视和广播发射塔。
- Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower.
- N-COUNT 同tower block
Atoweris the same as atower block.- ...his design for a new office tower in Frankfurt.
他为法兰克福一栋新写字楼所作的设计
- ...his design for a new office tower in Frankfurt.
- 立式机箱
Atoweris a tall box that contains the main parts of a computer, such as the hard disk and the drives. - See also:clock towercontrol towerivory tower
- PHRASE (在危难时)可依靠的人，主心骨，支柱
If you refer to someone asa tower of strength, you appreciate them because they give you a lot of help, support, and encouragement when you have problems or are in a difficult situation.- Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.
帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。
- Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.
英英释义
noun
- a structure taller than its diameter
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- the test tube held a column of white powder
- a tower of dust rose above the horizon
- a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
verb
- appear very large or occupy a commanding position
- The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
- Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall
双语例句
- A herd of goats was nibbling the turf around the base of the tower
一群山羊在啃塔基四周的草皮。 - Two firemen were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower block last night.
昨晚，一场大火吞噬了一座高层建筑，两位消防员被烧伤。 - He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes.
他还在为可采用的进近航线与指挥塔台争执不下。 - A daredevil parachutist jumped from the top of Tower Bridge today.
一位大胆鲁莽的跳伞者今天从伦敦塔桥的桥顶跳了下去。 - One can see the reflection of the tower in the water.
塔的影子倒映在水中。 - Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.
帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。 - Construction of the new television tower has started.
新的电视塔动工了。 - A pigeon emerges, wings flapping noisily, from the tower.
一只鸽子从塔里钻出来，扑扑地拍打着翅膀。 - The icebergs towered above them.
冰山高耸于他们上方。 - The object of great interest at the Temple was a large marble tower built in memory of Buddha
这处庙宇最引人注目的是一座为纪念佛陀而修建的宏伟的大理石塔。