1. 塔;塔樓 A tower is a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle.
e.g. ...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers. 帶有 120 英尺高塔的 11 世紀(jì)城堡 e.g. ...the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 比薩斜塔
2. (比周圍的人或物)高出許多;屹立 Someone or something that towers over surrounding people or things is a lot taller than they are.
e.g. He stood up and towered over her... 他站起身來,比她高出許多。 e.g. At school, a girl may tower over most boys her age… 在學(xué)校,一個(gè)女孩可能比她同齡的大多數(shù)男孩子都要高出許多。
3. (無線電或電視信號(hào)的)發(fā)射塔 A tower is a tall structure that is used for sending radio or television signals.
e.g. Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower. 軍隊(duì)仍然控制著電視和廣播發(fā)射塔。
4. 同tower block A tower is the same as a tower block .
e.g. ...his design for a new office tower in Frankfurt. 他為法蘭克福一棟新寫字樓所作的設(shè)計(jì)
5. 立式機(jī)箱 A tower is a tall box that contains the main parts of a computer, such as the hard disk and the drives.
tower的意思
6. see also: clock tower;control tower;ivory tower
7. (在危難時(shí))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.
e.g. Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family. 帕特是我們?nèi)胰说闹餍墓恰?/p>
tower英英釋義
tower是什么意思
noun
1. a structure taller than its diameter can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
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
e.g. 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
Synonym: columnpillar
tower什么意思
verb
1. appear very large or occupy a commanding position
e.g. The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall