tower的读法

1. 塔，高楼，塔楼，楼塔
2. 堡垒，城堡，碉堡
3. 监狱
4. 铁路信号房，铁路信号所
5. 高柜
6. 发射塔
7. 高架子
8. 建筑物的塔形部份
9. 主心骨
10. 可依靠的人

1. 高耸，屹立，耸立，竖着
2. 翱翔，高飞
3. 高高升起，笔直飞上去
4. 超过，胜过
5. 高于，凌驾，高高地俯瞰

1. a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
2. anything that approximates 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

1. appear very large or occupy a commanding position;

   "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"
   "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
   

1.塔;塔楼
Atower is a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle.

e.g. ...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers.
带有 120 英尺高塔的 11 世纪城堡
e.g. ...the LeaningTower of Pisa.
比萨斜塔

2.(比周围的人或物)高出许多；屹立
Someone or something thattowers over surrounding people or things is a lot taller than they are.

e.g. He stood up and towered over her...
他站起身来，比她高出许多。
e.g. At school, a girl maytower 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。

3.(无线电或电视信号的)发射塔
Atower is a tall structure that is used for sending radio or television signals.

e.g. Troops are still in control of the television and radiotower.
军队仍然控制着电视和广播发射塔。

4.同tower block
Atower is the same as atower block .

e.g. ...his design for a new officetower in Frankfurt.
他为法兰克福一栋新写字楼所作的设计

5.立式机箱
Atower is a tall box that contains the main parts of a computer, such as the hard disk and the drives.

tower的意思

6. see also: clock tower;control tower;ivory tower

7.(在危难时)可依靠的人，主心骨，支柱
If you refer to someone asa 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.

e.g. Pat was atower of strength to our whole family.
帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。

1. The building is three times the height of the tower.
   这幢楼房有那塔的三倍高。
2. We could hear the bells ringing in the tower.
   我们能够听到教堂塔楼的钟声。
3. Her bedroom was in the tower.
   她的卧室在塔楼上。
4. You can see the tower of the castle from here.
   你从这里可以看到城堡的塔楼。
5. The Tower of London is very high.
   伦敦塔很高。
6. We are going to the Post Office Tower.
   我们正准备去邮电大楼。
7. There is a small tower of luggage there.
   那儿有一小堆叠得高高的行李。
8. 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。

1. Ancient trees towered to the skies.
   古木参天。
2. A column of black smoke is towering up.
   一股黑色烟柱高高升起。

• bell tower钟楼
• church tower教堂塔楼
• concrete tower混凝土塔楼
• control tower(机场的)控制塔
• distillation tower蒸馏塔
• signal tower信号塔
• the Eiffel T-艾菲尔铁塔
• TV tower电视塔
• watch tower观望楼
• water tower水塔

• the T- of London伦敦塔
• a small tower of luggage叠得高高的一小堆行李
• the Leaning T- of Pisa比萨斜塔
• the T- of Babel巴别塔
• tower of strength可信赖的人,支柱

• tower gigantically远远地高出
• tower magnificently高大雄伟
• tower massively大大地高过
• tower prodigiously奇妙地高出
• tower up高耸

• tower above比…高
• tower over比…高
• tower to高达…

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的torr，意为瞭望塔；最初源自拉丁语的turris，意为塔。