tower
n. 塔(楼); (无线电或电视信号的)发射塔; 高架子; 立式机箱
v. (比周围的人或物)高出许多),屹立
A tower is 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
Someone or something that towers over surrounding 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。
A tower is 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。
A tower is the same as a tower 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
A tower is a tall box that contains the main parts of a computer, such as the hard disk and the drives.
If you refer to someone as a 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。
1. a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
2. anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower;
3. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
1. appear very large or occupy a commanding position;
tower of strength
见strength
The tower ordered the plane to taxi the full length of the runway.
塔台指挥人员命令该机在跑道上滑行全程.
The smokestacks of the power station tower above the town.
发电站的大烟囱耸立在镇上.
This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.
这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的.
The spire of the tower dominates the foreground.
塔尖在前景中占了主要地位.
The tower is fifty feet in height.
塔高五十英尺.
n. 塔,塔楼,钟楼,圆屋顶,柱形物,摩天大楼
minaretpyramiddomebelfrypagodashaftonionhighbelltowerpillarspiresteeplemonolithturretriseobelisk
n. 要塞,城堡,监牢
dungeonkeepfastnesscitadelbastillefortificationstrongholdrefugeacropoliscastleprisonfortress
v. 超过,胜过,压倒,使失色
prevailoutclassandbetterbehindeclipseoveroutperformstandcapexceltopoutstripaboveshouldersupercedetranscendoutshineleaveoutdoovertopascendovershadowexceedhead
v. 高耸,超越
reachhighuprisestandrisemountloomsoaroversurmount
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