tower
n. 塔；高楼
vi. 高耸；胜过
过去式：towered 过去分词：towered 现在分词：towering 第三人称单数：towers
近义词：bastion，castle，column，fort，fortress，pillar，ascend，dominate，exceed，overlook，overtop，surpass，
详细释义
n.(名词)
- 塔，高楼，塔楼，楼塔
- 堡垒，城堡，碉堡
- 监狱
- 铁路信号房，铁路信号所
- 高柜
- 发射塔
- 高架子
- 建筑物的塔形部份
- 主心骨
- 可依靠的人
v.(动词)
- 高耸，屹立，耸立，竖着
- 翱翔，高飞
- 高高升起，笔直飞上去
- 超过，胜过
- 高于，凌驾，高高地俯瞰
双解释义
n.(名词)
- [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)
- vi. 远远高于,远远超过 be of much great high than, greatly surpass others
英英释义
Noun
- a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- 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"
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
Verb
- appear very large or occupy a commanding position;
"The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain" "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
组词搭配
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
- tower above比…高
- tower over比…高
- tower to高达…
～+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
例句
用作名词(n.)
- There is a sonorous bell in the tower.塔里有一口洪亮的钟。
- The tower was blown to atoms by the force of the explosion.爆炸的力量把塔炸得粉碎。
- 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.)
- 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。
- 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。
词语用法
n.(名词)
- 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”。 tower还常用于构成专有名词。
v.(动词)
- 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。 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)”。