tower
['tauə]
n.塔, 高楼
vi.高耸, 胜过
例句与用法:
The TV tower is by far the largest construction of our country.
电视塔明显地是我国最大的建筑。
The tower was blown to atoms by the force of the explosion.
爆炸的力量把塔炸得粉碎。
There is a sonorous bell in the tower.
塔里有一口洪亮的钟。
The tower stood amidst the ruins.
塔矗立在废墟中。
Above the victorian houses and shops tower the monster office blocks of the redeveloped center.
高耸于维多利亚时代房屋店铺之上的是新开发的市中心高大的办公楼群。
Have you seen the hill whereon a tower is standing?
你看到耸立着一座塔的那座小山了吗?
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。
The bell tower is the emblem of this city.
这座钟楼是这个城市的象征。
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 |
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
tower
名词复数:towers
过去式:towered
过去分词:towered
现在进行时:towering
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
tower1['tauə]n.1.■塔;塔楼2.■【航空学】(飞机场的)塔台 (= control tower); 塔台指挥人员3.■(有塔的)城堡,堡垒;(有瞭望塔的)监狱4.■塔状建筑,塔状结构(或装置、物体)5.■(古代或中世纪攻城用的)塔车6.■[美国英语]铁路信号房7.■[the Tower] = Tower of London8.■塔般高大魁梧的人9.■放电脑的立式框vi.1.■高耸;屹立:The Statue of Liberty towers above the harbour of New York.自由女神像高高耸立于纽约港。The trees tower into the clouds.大树直插云霄。2.■(鹰等)翱翔;(受伤的鸟)笔直飞上去a tower of strength(危难时)可信赖的人;很得力的人;中流砥柱;柱石;可靠的支柱Tower (或 tower) of Babel古代巴比伦未建成的通天塔摩天楼空中楼阁,空想的计划 tower2['tauə]n.1.■拖曳的人,拖者;拖曳物;拖车;拖船
towertower[ˈtauə]n.1.■塔, 塔状的建筑物; 城堡, (中世纪)用于攻城的可移动的塔; [美]铁路信号所a watch tower了望楼a water tower水塔 T-Bridge 伦敦泰唔士河桥
词性变化tower[ˈtauə]vi.1.■高耸(above); 超过; 翱翔Skyscrapers tower over the city.摩天大楼高耸在这座城市中。He towered above his contemporaries.他超出同辈人之上。
继承用法towerman[ˈtaʊəmən]n.1.■(=toweroperator)信号员, 守望员toweredadj.1.■有塔的, 象塔般直入云霄的towerlessadj.1.■无塔的towery[ˈtaʊərɪ]adj.1.■有塔的; 高耸的
noun
- a tall narrow building, either free-standing or forming part of a building such as a church or castle
塔;塔楼
■[with modifier]a tall structure that houses machinery, operators, etc
(有设备存放及操作员工作空间的)塔楼,塔台
■[with modifier]a tall structure used as a receptacle or for storage
(存储用的)塔,塔式容器
a CD tower.
一个塔式光盘架。
■a tall pile or mass of something
塔状堆积物
a titanic tower of garbage.
巨大的一堆塔状垃圾。
■(the Tower)
见Tower of London
[no obj.]
- rise to or reach a great height
高耸,屹立
he seemed to tower over everyone else.
他似乎比其他人都高。 - (of a bird) soar up to a great height, especially (of a falcon) so as to be able to swoop down on the quarry
(尤指猎鹰为捕抓猎物俯冲前)高飞,翱翔
tower of strength
- 见strength
towered
adjective
- (chiefly poetic/literary)(主诗/ 文)
adjective
- (chiefly poetic/literary)(主诗/ 文)
- Old English torr, reinforced in Middle English by Old French tour, from Latin turris, from Greek
tower
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
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
动词 tower:
appear very large or occupy a commanding position
同义词:loom, predominate, hulk
tower
■A head of white-blond hair resembling tow.
一头黄发象亚麻纤维一般满头淡黄色头发
■The broken-down car was taken in tow by a lorry.
一辆卡车拉着一辆坏了的汽车。
■A steady light beaconedfrom the tower.
一道稳定的光线从灯塔上指引着。
■A long braid of golden hair comes down the tower.
一长串的金发辫子就从塔顶放了下来,
■WanShan Tower is another famous scenic spot.
万善塔是丹阳的又一景点。
■The clock in the tower strikes at noon.
中午的时候在塔楼里面的时钟敲打着。
■Why did the Tower of Babel Fail?
为什么巴比伦塔会失败?
■Joyce himself once lived in the tower.
乔伊斯本人曾在塔中住过。
■The view from the top of the tower was spectacular.
从塔顶远眺景色蔚为壮观。
■View of tokyo tower from imperial palace.
从王宫望向东京塔。
■Staring at me from the T.V. Tower.
从电视塔上向我张望。
■It is a one-yuan ride in a bus to Clock Tower.
从这里到钟楼坐汽车需要元。
■The tower was visible from afar.
从远处就能望到那座塔。
■Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.
他不顾危险地爬上了高塔。
■They have visited the Tower of London.
他们已参观过伦敦塔了。
■They have taken down the old water tower.
他们已经拆掉了那座旧水塔。
■They view colleges as an ivory tower.
他们把学院视作世外桃源。
■They took out the control tower!
他们拿出了控制塔了!
■Eg They made some drawings of the TV tower.
他们画了一些电视塔的素描。
■They think Mike's plan is the Tower of Babel.
他们认为迈克的计划是空想。
■He made a clay modelof the Eiffel Tower.
他做了一个艾菲尔铁塔的粘土模型。
■He made a clay model of the Eiffel Tower.
他做了一个艾菲尔铁塔的黏土模型。
■He pointed to a tower on the distant horizon.
他指向远处地平线上的一座塔。
■He is a play-hay who always had a glamour girl in tow.
他是个总有妖艳的女郎陪伴的花花公子。
■He contacted the control tower by radio.
他用无线电与指挥塔取得了联系。
■He saw the tower in relief against the sky.
他看到那塔耸立在空中,轮廓十分鲜明。
■He knew he'd been banished to the tower of doom.
他知道他不得不被驱逐到末日之塔。
■He saw he should no longer shut himself up in his ivory tower.
他认识到不应再把自己关在象牙塔里。
■But Pisa's tower is one of the most famous.
但比萨斜塔是其中最出名的,
■The Ou Embroidery Workshop on the Drum Tower.
位于市区谯楼的瓯绣工作室。
■Where but the Moon Tower could his sadness allay?
何处相思明月楼?
■The cables, which will be the bridge's main support, are strung from tower to tower. They are made up of wire that's high tensile steel.
作为大桥的主要支撑,绳索被绷在塔之间。它们是由高抗拉强度的钢丝组成的。
■You can focus your telescope on that distant television tower.
你可以对著那座远方的电视塔调节望远镜的镜头。
■You ought to visit the Yellow Crane Tower.
你应该参观一下黄鹤楼。
■How maddening to have your younger brother tower over you, at his age, too!
你弟弟小小的年龄竟高出你一大截,真令人恼火!
■You want the Wan Shan Tower in the picture?
你想将万善塔照进相片吗?
■Living in your ivory tower at Oxford, you can't imagine what it's like to go hungry.
你生活在牛津的象牙之塔中,想像不到挨饿是什么滋味。
■Have you seen the hill whereon a tower is standing?
你看到耸立着一座塔的那座小山了吗?
■Have you got any idea how high the tower is?
你知道这塔有多高?
■Have you got any idea how high the tower is ?
你知道这塔有多高。
■Gwendolyn Hatcher, former inspector general of the city Department of Cultural Affairs, told a federal jury that an outraged Myerson stormed into her office with three of her top aides in tow.
前[纽约]市文化局调查主任哈彻告诉联邦陪审团说:怒气冲冲的迈尔森带领着她的三个高级幕僚闯入她的办公室。
■Landscape of Toronto from CN Tower.
加拿大电视塔鸟瞰多伦多。
■North tower was begun in 1450 but nearly completed.
北塔于1450年动工兴建,但始终未竣工。
■The truck used a cable to tow the car.
卡车用缆索拖曳汽车。
■Its tower is one hundred feet high.
危楼高百尺
■Even if the pay raise and Tower's and Wright's difficulties hadn't taken center stage, it's doubtful Congress would have accomplished much.
即使加薪之事,以及托尔和赖特所遭遇的困难未成为主要问题,国会也未必能有所作为。
■At the other end is the great tower of the Louvre.
另一端是卢浮宫的巨塔。
■It is only half an hour walk to the tall tower.
只有半小时的路程就可以到达高塔了。
■Let's get round to the back of the tower.
咱们绕到塔楼的后面去吧。
■She turned back inside the tower to warn them.
唐娜转过身要警告他们。