tower
美音:[´tauə
]
英音:[´tauə
]
n.塔,城堡
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tower为小学词汇
词频:2576
词形变化:
动词过去式:towered 过去分词:towered 现在分词:towering 第三人称单数:towers
近义词, 同义词
be great run high soar tower transcend rise to a great height carry to a great height know no bounds ascend mount enlarge increase augment dominate inordinate excessive extravagant exorbitant outrageous preposterous monstrous overgrown towering stupendous prodigious astonishing incredible marvelous unlimited infinite unapproachable unutterable indescribable ineffable unspeakable inexpressible beyond expression
tower
/'taʊə(r); `tauɚ/
n
1 tall narrow structure, usu square or circular, either standing alone (eg as a fort) or forming part of a church or a castle or some other large building 塔
*the Tower of London 伦敦塔
* the church's bell tower 教堂的钟楼. =>illus at App
1 见附录1插图, page viii.
2 (idm 习语) an ivory tower => ivory.
3 a ,tower of `strength person who can be relied upon for protection, strength or comfort in time of trouble （危难时）可依赖的人, 靠山.
v (phr v) tower above/over sb/sth
1 be of much greater height than others nearby 远高于周围的人或物
*the skyscrapers that tower over New York 高耸于纽约市的摩天大楼
* At six feet, he towers over his mother.他身高六英尺, 比他母亲高得多.
2 (fig 比喻) greatly surpass others in ability, quality, fame, etc （在能力、品德、名声等方面）远超过他人
*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.
n
1 tall narrow structure, usu square or circular, either standing alone (eg as a fort) or forming part of a church or a castle or some other large building 塔
*the Tower of London 伦敦塔
* the church's bell tower 教堂的钟楼. =>illus at App
1 见附录1插图, page viii.
2 (idm 习语) an ivory tower => ivory.
3 a ,tower of `strength person who can be relied upon for protection, strength or comfort in time of trouble （危难时）可依赖的人, 靠山.
v (phr v) tower above/over sb/sth
1 be of much greater height than others nearby 远高于周围的人或物
*the skyscrapers that tower over New York 高耸于纽约市的摩天大楼
* At six feet, he towers over his mother.他身高六英尺, 比他母亲高得多.
2 (fig 比喻) greatly surpass others in ability, quality, fame, etc （在能力、品德、名声等方面）远超过他人
*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.
1. But its most popular attraction is the tall tower where I lined up.
不过那儿最吸引人的还是这个我排队登上的高塔。
2. With my blood pressure going crazy but my pride intact, I exited the tower, only slightly shaken after a thrilling encounter with the Japanese concept of leisure.
我出了高塔，血压升高，不过保住了自尊。在惊心动魄地见识了日本式的休闲后，多少有些发怵。
3. The tower leaned a little to the right.
塔有些向右倾斜。
4. The church has a tall tower.
教堂有一很高的钟楼。
5. The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft.
控制塔上的官员得知这一消息后，非常气愤，因为气球有可能给飞机造成极大的危险。
6. To get out, I would have to climb back down the narrow ladder from the tower and walk past the long row of "salarymen"(薪水阶层)and "office ladies" lined up behind me at an amusement park (游乐园) named Tokyo Roof(东京屋顶).
要出去，就得顺着窄窄的梯子从高塔上往下爬，走过排在我后面的长长的一列"薪水阶层"、"办公室女郎"。这一切发生在一个叫做"东京屋顶"的游乐园里。
7. Taking directions from my "coach", who was standing at the bottom of the tower, I tightened my helmet, closed my eyes and leaped into the air.
"教练"站在高塔下面指点，我照着他的话，紧了紧头盔，闭上双眼，纵身一跃。
8. There was a bar hanging from the top of the tower, and I seized it for balance.
高塔上垂下一根竿，我抓住它以求平衡。
9. He was the man who climbed the Leaning Tower of Pisa and dropped various weights from the top,
他就是那个曾经爬上比萨斜塔，从塔顶向下抛掷积各种重物的人；
10. And find some grace and pleasure in our condition, not like a self-centered British poet but like a patient princess sealed up in a tower, waiting for the happy ending to our fairy tale.
要在我们自身的条件下发现一些优雅和乐趣，不要做一个以自我为中心的英国诗人，而要像一个被关在塔楼里的公主，耐心地等待着我们的童话故事进入快乐的结局。
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不过那儿最吸引人的还是这个我排队登上的高塔。
2. With my blood pressure going crazy but my pride intact, I exited the tower, only slightly shaken after a thrilling encounter with the Japanese concept of leisure.
我出了高塔，血压升高，不过保住了自尊。在惊心动魄地见识了日本式的休闲后，多少有些发怵。
3. The tower leaned a little to the right.
塔有些向右倾斜。
4. The church has a tall tower.
教堂有一很高的钟楼。
5. The officer in the control tower was very angry when he heard the news, because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft.
控制塔上的官员得知这一消息后，非常气愤，因为气球有可能给飞机造成极大的危险。
6. To get out, I would have to climb back down the narrow ladder from the tower and walk past the long row of "salarymen"(薪水阶层)and "office ladies" lined up behind me at an amusement park (游乐园) named Tokyo Roof(东京屋顶).
要出去，就得顺着窄窄的梯子从高塔上往下爬，走过排在我后面的长长的一列"薪水阶层"、"办公室女郎"。这一切发生在一个叫做"东京屋顶"的游乐园里。
7. Taking directions from my "coach", who was standing at the bottom of the tower, I tightened my helmet, closed my eyes and leaped into the air.
"教练"站在高塔下面指点，我照着他的话，紧了紧头盔，闭上双眼，纵身一跃。
8. There was a bar hanging from the top of the tower, and I seized it for balance.
高塔上垂下一根竿，我抓住它以求平衡。
9. He was the man who climbed the Leaning Tower of Pisa and dropped various weights from the top,
他就是那个曾经爬上比萨斜塔，从塔顶向下抛掷积各种重物的人；
10. And find some grace and pleasure in our condition, not like a self-centered British poet but like a patient princess sealed up in a tower, waiting for the happy ending to our fairy tale.
要在我们自身的条件下发现一些优雅和乐趣，不要做一个以自我为中心的英国诗人，而要像一个被关在塔楼里的公主，耐心地等待着我们的童话故事进入快乐的结局。
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