tower

noun

1. 塔；建筑物的塔形部分；（尤指教堂或城堡的）塔楼
   a tall narrow building or part of a building, especially of a church or castle
   1. a clock/bell tower
      钟楼
   2. the Tower of London
      伦敦塔
   3. the Eiffel Tower
      埃菲尔铁塔
2. （电视或无线电信号的）发射塔
   a tall structure used for sending television or radio signals
   1. a television tower
      电视塔
3. 高柜；高架子
   a tall piece of furniture used for storing things
   1. a CD tower
      光盘柜

verb

verb

1. 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.
   1. ...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers.
      带有 120 英尺高塔的 11 世纪城堡
   2. ...the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
      比萨斜塔
2. 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.
   1. He stood up and towered over her...
      他站起身来，比她高出许多。
   2. 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。
   3. The icebergs towered above them.
      冰山高耸于他们上方。
3. 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.
   1. Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower.
      军队仍然控制着电视和广播发射塔。
4. N-COUNT 同tower block
   A tower is the same as a tower block .
   1. ...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
5. 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.
6. See also: clock tower control tower ivory tower
7. 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.
   1. Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.
      帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。

1. He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes.
   他还在为可采用的进近航线与指挥塔台争执不下。
2. Two firemen were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower block last night.
   昨晚，一场大火吞噬了一座高层建筑，两位消防员被烧伤。
3. They took over a condemned 1960s tower block last year for one night.
   去年，他们曾控制过一幢20世纪60年代的破旧塔楼一个晚上。
4. The pilot told the control tower that he'd run into technical trouble.
   飞行员报告机场控制塔他遇到了技术问题。
5. A daredevil parachutist jumped from the top of Tower Bridge today.
   一位大胆鲁莽的跳伞者今天从伦敦塔桥的桥顶跳了下去。
6. I stood at the foot of the collapsed tower and watched the rescue workers sifting through the debris
   我站在倒塌的高塔脚下，看着救援人员在瓦砾堆中搜寻。
7. Each corner had a guard tower, each of which was exactly ten meters in height
   每个角落都有一座警戒塔，每座警戒塔正好10米高。
8. A pigeon emerges, wings flapping noisily, from the tower.
   一只鸽子从塔里钻出来，扑扑地拍打着翅膀。
9. They occupied the first two floors of the tower.
   他们占用了塔楼的头两层。
10. A hurricane-force gust blew off part of a church tower.
    一阵飓风级强风掀掉了教堂塔楼的一角。
11. A twenty-foot steel pyramid is to be hoisted into position on top of the tower
    一个高20英尺的钢质角锥体将被吊起，安装在塔的顶部。
12. The tower, incidentally, dates from the twelfth century.
    那座塔，顺便提一下，可以追溯到12世纪。
13. A herd of goats was nibbling the turf around the base of the tower
    一群山羊在啃塔基四周的草皮。
14. The object of great interest at the Temple was a large marble tower built in memory of Buddha
    这处庙宇最引人注目的是一座为纪念佛陀而修建的宏伟的大理石塔。
15. The tower is a relic of grim days when big houses had to be fortified against invaders
    这座塔是那些灰暗岁月的遗迹，那时大房子不得不被加固，以抵御侵略者。
16. The tower was surmounted by an enormous statue, utterly out of scale with the building.
    那座塔的顶部矗立着一尊巨型雕像，与整个建筑完全不成比例。
17. One 16-inch shell struck the control tower
    一枚16英寸的炮弹击中了指挥塔台。
18. He stood up and towered over her
    他站起身来，比她高出许多。
19. 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。
20. The icebergs towered above them.
    冰山高耸于他们上方。
21. Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower.
    军队仍然控制着电视和广播发射塔。
22. Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.
    帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。
23. The tower collapsed in a heap of ruin.
    这座塔倒塌了，成为一堆废墟。
24. One can see the reflection of the tower in the water.
    塔的影子倒映在水中。
25. The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountain.
    山雨欲来风满楼。
26. Mountain peaks tower into the sky.
    山峰突起。
27. The lofty peaks tower into the clouds.
    巍巍群山耸入云霄。
28. The TV Tower is a bright spot in the city.
    电视塔是这座城市的亮点。
29. Construction of the new television tower has started.
    新的电视塔动工了。

tower over/above sb/sth

1. 高于，超过（附近的人或物）
   to be much higher or taller than the people or things that are near
   1. a clock/bell tower
      钟楼
   2. the Tower of London
      伦敦塔
   3. the Eiffel Tower
      埃菲尔铁塔
2. （在能力、品质等方面）胜过，远远超过（其他）
   to be much better than others in ability, quality, etc.
   1. a television tower
      电视塔

n.

a tower of strength

• （危难时的）可依靠的人，主心骨
  a person that you can rely on to help, protect and comfort you when you are in trouble

noun

1. a structure taller than its diameter

2. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

   Synonym:    tugboattugtowboat

3. anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
   1. the test tube held a column of white powder
   2. a tower of dust rose above the horizon
   3. a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite

   Synonym:    columnpillar

verb

1. appear very large or occupy a commanding position
   1. The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
   2. Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall

   Synonym:    loompredominatehulk