tower
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT/N-IN-NAMES A tower is a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle. 塔
...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers. …一座11世紀(jì)的城堡，有著120英尺高的塔樓。
2. V-I Someone or something that towers over surrounding people or things is a lot taller than they are. 高出許多
He stood up and towered over her. 他站起來，高出她許多。
3. N-COUNT A tower is a tall structure that is used for sending radio or television signals. (無線電或電視信號(hào)的) 發(fā)射塔
Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower. 軍隊(duì)仍然控制著電視和無線電的發(fā)射塔。
4. N-COUNT A tower is a tall box that contains the main parts of a computer, such as the hard disk and the drives. (計(jì)算機(jī)) 機(jī)箱[計(jì)算機(jī)]
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tower /?ta??/ (towering,towered,towers)
劍橋詞典
- a tall , narrow structure , often square or circular , that either forms part of a building or stands alone
- From the top of the tower, the outlook over the city was breathtaking .
- After their wedding the bells pealed out from the tower.
- The plan for a new office tower went ahead regardless of local opposition .
- Scaffolding has been erected around the tower and repair work will start next week .
- Don't go up the tower if you're afraid of heights .
塔；建筑物的塔形部分；塔樓，高樓
the Eiffel tower 埃菲爾鐵塔
There's a clock on the church tower. 教堂塔樓上有一座鐘。
He works in an office tower in downtown San Francisco. 他在舊金山市中心的一座高層寫字樓里工作。
a tall , usually metal structure used for broadcasting
（通常為金屬結(jié)構(gòu)的）發(fā)射塔
a radio /transmission tower 無線電發(fā)射塔／傳送塔
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