tower
tower
英[ˈtaʊə(r)]美[ˈtaʊər]
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；
复数：towers;
例句
A freestanding bell tower一座独立式钟塔
pylon tower桥塔
There was no money to rehabilitate the tower.没有资金修复那座塔。
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 tower is fifty feet in height.塔高五十英尺。
Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.他不顾危险地爬上了高塔。
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 church tower likes a huge hexagon.教堂的钟楼像一个大的六边形。
Would a defaulting chancellor be taken to the Tower of London?一位违约的财*大臣将会被关进伦敦塔 吗 ?
He was imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time.当时他被囚禁在伦敦塔中.
英语六级真题
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES
塔;塔楼
A tower is a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle.
例句
...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VERB
(比周围的人或物)高出许多；屹立
Someone or something that towers over surrounding people or things is a lot taller than they are.
例句
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。N-COUNT
(无线电或电视信号的)发射塔
A tower is a tall structure that is used for sending radio or television signals.
例句
Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower.*队仍然控制着电视和广播发射塔。N-COUNT
同tower block
A tower is the same as a tower block .
例句
...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N-COUNT
立式机箱
A tower is a tall box that contains the main parts of a computer, such as the hard disk and the drives.
PHRASE
(在危难时)可依靠的人，主心骨，支柱
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.
例句
Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。英汉词典释义
n.
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。高柜；高架子
（电视或无线电信号的）发射塔
vi.
远远高于, 远远超过
The peak towers up into the clouds.那座山峰高耸入云。vt.
（在能力、品德、名声等方面）胜过，远远超过（其他人）
英英词典释义
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"行业词典
体育： 跳台；
电力： 塔架；
