tower

英 ['taʊə(r)] 美 ['taʊər]

• n. 塔；高楼
• vi. 高耸；胜过

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]塔

   tall narrow structure, usually square or circular, either standing alone or forming part of a church or a castle or some other large building

v. (动词)

1. vi. 远远高于,远远超过

   be of much great high than, greatly surpass others

详尽释义

n. 名词

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

v. 动词

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

英英释义

Noun:

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

Verb:

1. appear very large or occupy a commanding position;

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

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. There is a sonorous bell in the tower.
   塔里有一口洪亮的钟。
2. The tower was blown to atoms by the force of the explosion.
   爆炸的力量把塔炸得粉碎。
3. The bell tower is the emblem of this city.
   这座钟楼是这个城市的象征。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. 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。
2. 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。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

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。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

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。

经典引文

• And the eye travels down to Oxford's towers.

  出自： M. Arnold

• The tower was Gothic, complete with pointed arches.

  出自： W. Perriam

• Great elms towering up.

  出自： R. Church

• Turner, the aged..recluse who towered over British painting.

  出自： G. Daly

• On high heels..she towered over Robin.

  出自： R. Rendell

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

tower of strength

可信赖的人; 支柱 comfort

用作动词 (v.)

tower above〔over〕( v.+prep. )

远远超过… be much greater than (others or a standard) in ability, quality, or character

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

名词+～

• 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

～+介词

• 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

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• 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

～+介词

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

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. tower用作名词的基本意思是“塔”,也可指细而高的建筑物,还可指一堆叠得很高的塔状物。tower有时还可引申指“塔台的指挥人员”。
2. tower还常用于构成专有名词。

v. (动词)

1. tower用作名词时意思是“塔”,转化成动词意思是“远远高于〔超过〕”,可指在身高上比别人高,也可指在某些方面能力比别人强或比别人更胜任某一件事。
2. tower一般用作不及物动词,常与介词 above 〔over〕连用,意思是“比…高”或“(在能力、名声、品质等方面)超过(某人)”。

词源解说

• ☆ 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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• bastion
• castle
• column
• fort
• fortress
• pillar
• ascend
• dominate
• exceed
• overlook
• overtop
• surpass