tower

英[ˈtaʊə(r)]
美[ˈtaʊər]

基本释义

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

词性变化

实用例句

a clock/bell tower

钟楼

牛津词典

the Tower of London

伦敦塔

牛津词典

the Eiffel Tower

埃菲尔铁塔

牛津词典

a television tower

电视塔

牛津词典

a CD tower

光盘柜

牛津词典

The cliffs towered above them.

悬崖峭壁高耸于他们上方。

牛津词典

He towered over his classmates.

他的个儿比班里其他同学高出一大截。

牛津词典

She towers over other dancers of her generation.

她远远超过同时代的舞蹈演员。

牛津词典

...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

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。

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。

...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

Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.

帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。

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.

《简明英汉词典》

The smokestacks of the power station tower above the town.

发电站的大烟囱耸立在镇上.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

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The spire of the tower dominates the foreground.

塔尖在前景中占了主要地位.

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The tower is fifty feet in height.

塔高五十英尺.

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The tower has been shot away.

碉堡已被炮火打掉了.

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The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountain.

山雨欲来风满楼.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The lofty peaks tower into the clouds.

巍巍群山耸入云霄.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Scaffolding has been erected around the tower.

塔的周围已竖起了脚手架.

《简明英汉词典》

He descended from the tower.

他从塔上下来.

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真题例句

When the twin towers fell, Americans stopped travelling.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

In 2004, the completed CIS tower became Europe's largest collection of vertical solar panels.

2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

It's about an hour outside Seoul, built on reclaimed tidal flats along the Yellow Sea, There's a Coast Guard building and a tall trade tower, as well as a park, golf course and university.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

The brown animal was spotted stuck on a narrow window edge of the office tower.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

When the tower was first constructed in 1962, it was covered with thin square stones.

2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

Small wonder that an Indian legend described Devils Tower as being formed by supernatural powers.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Even today, says the legend, the girls can be seen above the towering rock as seven shining stars in the night sky.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Devils Tower, the first national monument in America, could almost be mistaken for the stump of an enormous tree.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Devils Tower is a relic of the past.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Born in fire and fury, Devils Tower was then shaped by the slow, gentle work of wind and water.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

The main building is topped with a Georgian tower with four sculptures of the mythical winged horse, the magazine's corporate logo.

2018年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Look over the "city of dreaming spires" from St Mary's church tower.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 207 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee’s safety and Entergy’s management- especially after the company made misleading statements about the pipe.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 2007 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee's safety and Entergy's management– especially after the company ma

2012年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun
  • 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;

    "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"

  • 3. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

Verb
  • 1. appear very large or occupy a commanding position;

    "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"

    "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"