tower
英 ['taʊə]
美['taʊɚ]
- n. 塔；高楼；堡垒
- vi. 高耸；超越
- n. (Tower)人名；(英)托尔
词态变化
复数: towers;
助记提示
塔 tower 塔物儿、塔儿
中文词源
tower 塔，塔楼，耸立
来自古英语 torr,塔，眺望塔，来自拉丁语 turris,塔楼，城堡，高塔，词源同 turret,tor.引申词 义耸立，高耸。
英英释意
- 1. a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- 2. anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower;
- "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"
- 3. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
英文词源
- tower
- tower: [12] The ultimate source of tower is Greek túrris, a word probably from a pre-Indo- European language of the Mediterranean region. It passed into English via Latin turris and Old French tur, tor. Turret [14] comes from the Old French diminutive turet.
=> turret - tower (v.)
- c. 1400, "rise high" (implied in towered); see tower (n.). Also, of hawks, "to fly high so as to swoop down on prey" (1590s). Related: Towering.
- tower (n.1)
- Old English torr "tower, watchtower," from Latin turris "a tower, citadel, high structure" (also source of Old French tor, 11c.; Spanish, Italian torre "tower"), possibly from a pre-Indo-European Mediterranean language. Meaning "lofty pile or mass" is recorded from mid-14c. Also borrowed separately 13c. as tour, from Old French tur; the modern spelling (1520s) represents a merger of the two forms.
- tower (n.2)
- "one who tows," 1610s, agent noun from tow (v.).
考试真题
- When the twin towers fell, Americans stopped travelling.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- In 2004, the completed CIS tower became Europe's largest collection of vertical solar panels.
2018年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A
- It's about an hour outside Seoul, built on reclaimed tidal flats along the Yellow Sea, There's a Coast Guard building and a tall trade tower, as well as a park, golf course and university.
2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
- The brown animal was spotted stuck on a narrow window edge of the office tower.
2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A
- When the tower was first constructed in 1962, it was covered with thin square stones.
2018年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A
- Small wonder that an Indian legend described Devils Tower as being formed by supernatural powers.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
- Even today, says the legend, the girls can be seen above the towering rock as seven shining stars in the night sky.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
- Devils Tower, the first national monument in America, could almost be mistaken for the stump of an enormous tree.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
- Devils Tower is a relic of the past.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
- Born in fire and fury, Devils Tower was then shaped by the slow, gentle work of wind and water.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
- The main building is topped with a Georgian tower with four sculptures of the mythical winged horse, the magazine's corporate logo.
2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
- Look over the "city of dreaming spires" from St Mary's church tower.
2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 207 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee’s safety and Entergy’s management- especially after the company made misleading statements about the pipe.
出自-2012年考研阅读原文
- A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 2007 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee's safety and Entergy's management– especially after the company ma
2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
词组搭配
tower of strength
见strength
实用场景例句
- a clock/bell tower
- 钟楼
牛津词典
- the Tower of London
- 伦敦塔
牛津词典
- the Eiffel Tower
- 埃菲尔铁塔
牛津词典
- a television tower
- 电视塔
牛津词典
- a CD tower
- 光盘柜
牛津词典
- The cliffs towered above them.
- 悬崖峭壁高耸于他们上方。
牛津词典
- He towered over his classmates.
- 他的个儿比班里其他同学高出一大截。
牛津词典
- She towers over other dancers of her generation.
- 她远远超过同时代的舞蹈演员。
牛津词典
- ...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers.
- 带有 120 英尺高塔的 11 世纪城堡
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
- 比萨斜塔
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He stood up and towered over her...
- 他站起身来，比她高出许多。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...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
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.
- 帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The tower ordered the plane to taxi the full length of the runway.
- 塔台指挥人员命令该机在跑道上滑行全程.
《简明英汉词典》
- The smokestacks of the power station tower above the town.
- 发电站的大烟囱耸立在镇上.
《简明英汉词典》
- This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.
- 这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的.
《简明英汉词典》
- The spire of the tower dominates the foreground.
- 塔尖在前景中占了主要地位.
《简明英汉词典》
- The tower is fifty feet in height.
- 塔高五十英尺.
《简明英汉词典》
- The tower has been shot away.
- 碉堡已被炮火打掉了.
《简明英汉词典》
- The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountain.
- 山雨欲来风满楼.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The lofty peaks tower into the clouds.
- 巍巍群山耸入云霄.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Scaffolding has been erected around the tower.
- 塔的周围已竖起了脚手架.
《简明英汉词典》
- He descended from the tower.
- 他从塔上下来.
《简明英汉词典》