towers

英 [ˈtaʊəz]

美 [ˈtaʊərz]

n.  塔; 建筑物的塔形部分; (尤指教堂或城堡的)塔楼; (电视或无线电信号的)发射塔; 高柜; 高架子
v.  远远高于，远远超过; 高耸，超越
tower的第三人称单数和复数

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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 塔;塔楼
  Atoweris 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
• VERB (比周围的人或物)高出许多；屹立
  Someone or something thattowers oversurrounding 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。
• N-COUNT (无线电或电视信号的)发射塔
  Atoweris 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。
• N-COUNT 同tower block
  Atoweris the same as atower 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
• 立式机箱
  Atoweris a tall box that contains the main parts of a computer, such as the hard disk and the drives.
• See also:clock towercontrol towerivory tower
• PHRASE (在危难时)可依靠的人，主心骨，支柱
  If you refer to someone asa 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

• Most of the effects of wind on buildings, bridges, chimneys, and towers are damaging.
  风对房屋、桥梁、烟囱和楼塔的作用大多具有破坏性。
• The skyscraper towers into the clouds.
  那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
• A public podium, slabs of offices and towers are central characteristics of the buildings.
  一个公共平台，办公室和塔砖建筑物核心特征。
• Often these compounds have walled edges, high-rise towers and a piece of green space in the middle.
  例如，一个住宅区经常有筑成墙的边界、高层建筑和在中央的一块绿地。
• He also designed one of the Edinburgh University towers that overshadows George Square
  他还设计了爱丁堡大学一座投影于乔治广场的塔楼。
• Demonic forces have been using our own towers and barricades against us.
  恶魔的势力已经使用了我们自己的高塔和栅栏来对抗我们了。
• They crashed two of them into the World Trade Center in New York City, destroying the Twin Towers.
  他们将其中两架撞向了纽约市的世界贸易中心，摧毁了双子塔。
• The2001 terrorist attacks destroyed the iconic Twin Towers, prompting a competition to design their replacement.
  2001年的恐怖主义袭击摧毁了标志性的姐妹楼，促进了设计他们的替代品的竞争。
• All I had to do was have explosives planted in the base of the towers.
  我所做的就是在塔底埋了些炸药。
• Attractions, such as the London Eye and Alton Towers, are also taking part.
  像伦敦眼和奥尔顿塔这样的景点也参与了该项目。