tower

['tauə]

n.塔, 高楼
vi.高耸, 胜过

n.[C]

1. 塔; 塔楼; 高楼

That's a television tower.

那是电视转播台。

2. 堡垒; 监狱

3. 铁路信号房

vi.

1. 高耸, 屹立; 高高升起[(+above/over)]

The skyscraper towers into the sky.

该摩天大楼高耸入云。

2. 超过, 胜过[(+above/over)]

The tall building towers above all the others.

这高楼高出其他所有的建筑。

3. 高飞, 翱翔

词形变化

动词过去式: towered | 动词过去分词: towered | 动词现在分词: towering | 动词第三人称单数: towers |

词义辨析

同义:

n.塔, 塔楼, 钟楼, 圆屋顶, 柱形物, 摩天大楼

minaret  obelisk  pagoda  pyramid  steeple  spire  turret  belltower  belfry  dome  onion dome  pillar  shaft  high rise  monolith

n.要塞, 城堡, 监牢

citadel  fortress  bastille  fortification  acropolis  castle  stronghold  refuge  prison  keep  fastness  dungeon

v.高耸, 超越

reach high  stand high  uprise  mount  soar  surmount  rise over  loom

v.超过, 胜过, 压倒, 使失色

exceed  transcend  leave behind  prevail over  supercede  excel  better  outstrip  outdo  outperform  outclass  outshine  cap  top  overtop  overshadow  eclipse  ascend  stand head and shoulder above  

同义参见:

column  fort  monument  

英英释义

名词 tower:

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower

同义词：column, pillar

a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

同义词：tugboat, tug, towboat

动词 tower:

appear very large or occupy a commanding position

同义词：loom, predominate, hulk

补充

towertower英:[ˈtauə] 美:[ˈtaʊɚ]n.1.塔, 高楼The tower is fifty feet in height.塔高五十英尺。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。vi.1.远远高于, 远远超过The peak towers up into the clouds.那座山峰高耸入云。

例句

1. a control tower一座控制塔 2. an office tower一栋办公塔楼 3. an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers带有120英尺高塔的11世纪城堡 4. a church tower教堂塔楼 5. Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower.军队仍然控制着广播电视塔。 6. The desk is large enough to accommodate a monitor or PC tower.这张桌子足以放下一台显示器或者一台个人计算机机箱。 7. Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。 8. The dark high shape towering on your left is Mount Etna.在你左边高高耸立的那座影影绰绰的黑色山体是埃特纳火山。 9. The Statue of Liberty towers above the harbour of New York.自由女神像高高耸立于纽约港。 10. The trees tower into the clouds.大树直插云霄。 11. a CD tower.一个塔式光盘架。 12. a titanic tower of garbage.巨大的一堆塔状垃圾。 13. he seemed to tower over everyone else.他似乎比其他人都高。 14. the Eiffel tower埃菲尔铁塔 15. a church tower教堂塔楼 16. a bell/clock/radio tower钟楼；无线电发射塔 17. the church tower教堂的塔楼 18. a cell phone tower手机信号发射塔 19. a CD/DVD tower塔式CD/DVD架 20. She's been a/my tower of strength during my illness.我生病期间，她一直是我的支柱。 21. He towers over his sister.他比他姐姐高多了。 22. The two skyscrapers tower above the other buildings of the city.这两栋摩天大楼比市内其他建筑物高出许多。 23. Her intellect towers above/over ours.她的智力远胜于我们。