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基本释义
  • n. 塔,高楼,堡垒
    vi. 高耸,翱翔
词形变化
  • 时　态：tow·ered, tow·er·ing, tow·ers
常用短语
    1. bell tower
      n.钟塔,钟楼
    2. fire tower
      n.(森林等处的)火警观察塔
    3. ivory tower
      象牙之塔,空中楼阁,脱离现实的天地
    4. tower of strength
      可信赖的人,中流砥柱
    5. water tower
      n. 水塔
    6. church tower
      教堂塔
    7. conning tower
      指挥塔
    8. control tower
      控制塔，操纵塔，指挥塔，塔台
    9. cooling tower
      冷却器，冷却塔
    10. mooring tower
      系留塔
    11. observation tower
      观测塔
    12. tower block
      塔式建筑
    13. tower mustard
      塔形筷子芥
    14. clock tower
      n. 钟塔
    15. eiffel tower
      n. 巴黎艾菲尔铁塔(位于塞纳河南岸)
    16. martello tower
      n.圆形石造碉堡
    17. tower of london
      n.伦敦塔
参考例句
    1. Shakespeare towers above all other Elizabethan dramatists.
      莎士比亚远超过伊丽莎白时代所有的剧作家.
    2. The Tower of London is a fine example of an English castle.
      伦敦塔是英国城堡的一个典范。
    3. The peaks here are famous for their towering crags.
      这里的山峰以山石突兀而出名。
    4. towering ambition.
      远大的抱负。
    5. The tower is as steady as a rock even in gale-force winds.
      这座塔甚至在7至10级大风里也稳如磐石。
英英解释

  • 　3个名词解释

    1. a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
    2. anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower
      [同] column, pillar, tower
      [例]
      • 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
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    　1个动词解释

    1. appear very large or occupy a commanding position
      [同] hulk, loom, predominate, tower
      [例]
      • The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
      • Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall