towered

英 [ˈtaʊəd] 美 [ˈtaʊərd]

v.  远远高于,远远超过; 高耸,超越
tower的过去分词和过去式



柯林斯词典

  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.
    1. See also: clock tower control tower ivory tower
    2. 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。

    双语例句

    1. The citadel at Besan ç on towered above the river.
      贝桑松的城堡高高地耸立在河边。
    2. He stood up and towered over her
      他站起身来,比她高出许多。
    3. The icebergs towered above them.
      冰山高耸于他们上方。
    4. This song proceeded from the gloomy edifice which towered above the garden.
      歌声是从园中最高的那所大楼里传来的。
    5. The other man towered over him, six feet and four inches tall and slender, his long arms dangling from his shoulders.
      另一个人远远高出对手,6英尺4英寸高,身材细长,他的长胳膊摇晃着从肩膀垂下来。
    6. She looked more likely to breathe fire than Norbert as she towered over the three of them.
      她高高耸立在他们三个人面前,似乎比诺伯更有可能喷出火来。
    7. The general may not have been the perfect leader for his country, but at the time he towered over anyone else.
      这位将军对他的国家也许算不上是一个完美的领导人,但在那时,他和其他人相比是最出类拔萃的。
    8. Bach's gifts towered over those of his contemporaries.
      巴赫的天赋超过他所有同时代的人。这是一个翻天覆地的时代。
    9. The great socialist China has towered like a giant in the East.
      伟大的社会主义中国象巨人一般屹立在东方。
    10. Einstein was a man who towered above his contemporaries.
      爱因斯坦是一个超出其同代人的人。
    11. The tall building towered above all the others.
      高楼高出其他所有的建筑。
    12. There towered two belvederes, one facing the other.
      竖着两座遥遥相对的望楼。
    13. One of my classmates was six feet seven in height and towered above all of us.
      我的一个同班同学身高6.7英尺,比我们高出了一大截。
    14. Huge blocks of cement and glass towered over asphalt parking lots.
      成堆的水泥和玻璃置在沥青面的停车场上像塔。
    15. The old oaks, which had seen Indians pass under their limbs, hugged the house closely with their great trunks and towered their branches over the roof in dense shade.
      那些曾经见过印第安人在树桠下往来的老橡树,现在用它们的巨大躯干紧紧围住这所房子,同时用枝叶在屋顶上空撑起一起浓荫。
    16. He towered above his fellow workers.
      他的能力胜过他的同事。
    17. Walking slowly, he came close to a big sunflower which towered above the others.
      他慢慢走近一朵大向日葵花,它比别的花都高出一头。
    18. It towered like a giant above all the other tree near by.
      它像巨人般地高耸在近处的林木间。
    19. His solid form towered over the pair of them, and the expression on his face was still indecipherable.
      他的魁梧的身材在他们两人面前居高临下,他脸上的表情仍旧使人捉摸不透。
    20. A stark, rocky promontory towered over a stand of majestic pines.
      一片悬崖高耸在一片巍巍的松树之上。
    21. He towered over all his classmates.
      他的个儿比班里其他同学都要高。
    22. Graciously he bestowed it upon the woman who towered over him, then leaned up to give her two kisses while she beamed.
      他郑重其事地把花环套在比他高大的老妇人头上,踮起脚吻了吻两颊,她喜形于色。
    23. The grandfather rose; he supported himself with both hands on his cane; his lips were white, his brow wavered, but his lofty form towered above Marius as he bowed.
      老公公立了起来,双手支在手杖上,嘴唇苍白,额头颤动,但是他的高大身材高出于低着头的马吕斯。
    24. He towered above his contemporaries. The castle domineers the town.
      他超出同时代的人之上。古堡高耸于城市之上。
    25. He towered above the rest in mathematics.
      他在数学方面出类拔萃。
    26. His solid form towered over the pair of them.
      他的魁梧的身材在他们两人面前居高临下。
    27. Mahone crawled up the towered too.
      曼宏也爬了上去。
    28. And when inflamed, it towered a mere four inches.
      肿胀之时,也只能耸起四英寸高。
    29. There towered the twelve oaks, as they had stood since Indian days, but with their leaves brown from fire and the branches burned and scorched.
      十二棵大橡树高耸在那里,从印第安时代以来一直是这样,不过现在树叶被火熏黑了一些,枝柯有的烧毁有的烤焦了。
    30. Above towered the white dagoba, its chalky paleness casting a chilly gloom on all around so that the three lakes, despite their man-made adornments, revealed their full northern bleakness.
      白塔却高耸到云间,傻白傻白的把一切都带得冷寂萧索,整个的三海在人工的雕琢中显出北地的荒寒。