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

• Towers were an important feature of churches and cathedrals Built in the Romanesque and Gothic periods.
  塔是罗马式和哥德式时期建造的教堂和大教堂的重要特征。
• Both towers of the World Trade Center have been hit by aircraft.
  世贸中心的两个塔楼都被飞机撞了。
• Glazed stair towers provide solar and wind assistance to natural ventilation.
  玻璃塔楼为自然通风提供了日光和风力两方面的辅助。
• 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。
• You can create miniature towers and castles, a garden and shining stuff fit for a royalty.
  您可以创建小型水塔和城堡，花园和灿烂的东西适合专营权费。
• Several of the destroyed works had been displayed in the Twin Towers public lobbies and plazas.
  有一些受毁的艺术品在双子城的大厅和广场进行了展览。
• But towers of steel replaced the forests.
  可钢铁的高塔替代了森林。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。