towered

英 [ˈtaʊəd]

美 [ˈtaʊərd]

v.  远远高于，远远超过; 高耸，超越
tower的过去分词和过去式

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.
  1. ...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers.
     带有 120 英尺高塔的 11 世纪城堡
  2. ...the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
     比萨斜塔
• 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.
  1. He stood up and towered over her...
     他站起身来，比她高出许多。
  2. 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。
  3. The icebergs towered above them.
     冰山高耸于他们上方。
• 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.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT 同tower block
  Atoweris the same as atower block.
  1. ...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
• 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.
  1. Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.
     帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。

双语例句

• Huge blocks of cement and glass towered over asphalt parking lots.
  成堆的水泥和玻璃置在沥青面的停车场上像塔。
• Above towered the white dagoba, its chalky paleness casting a chilly gloom on all around so that the three lakes, despite their man-made adornments, revealed their full northern bleakness.
  白塔却高耸到云间，傻白傻白的把一切都带得冷寂萧索，整个的三海在人工的雕琢中显出北地的荒寒。
• Graciously he bestowed it upon the woman who towered over him, then leaned up to give her two kisses while she beamed.
  他郑重其事地把花环套在比他高大的老妇人头上，踮起脚吻了吻两颊，她喜形于色。
• The other man towered over him, six feet and four inches tall and slender, his long arms dangling from his shoulders.
  另一个人远远高出对手，6英尺4英寸高，身材细长，他的长胳膊摇晃着从肩膀垂下来。
• The tall building towered above all the others.
  高楼高出其他所有的建筑。
• Walking slowly, he came close to a big sunflower which towered above the others.
  他慢慢走近一朵大向日葵花，它比别的花都高出一头。
• The great socialist China has towered like a giant in the East.
  伟大的社会主义中国象巨人一般屹立在东方。
• His solid form towered over the pair of them, and the expression on his face was still indecipherable.
  他的魁梧的身材在他们两人面前居高临下，他脸上的表情仍旧使人捉摸不透。
• The grandfather rose; he supported himself with both hands on his cane; his lips were white, his brow wavered, but his lofty form towered above Marius as he bowed.
  老公公立了起来，双手支在手杖上，嘴唇苍白，额头颤动，但是他的高大身材高出于低着头的马吕斯。
• She looked more likely to breathe fire than Norbert as she towered over the three of them.
  她高高耸立在他们三个人面前，似乎比诺伯更有可能喷出火来。