n. 塔，楼塔；城堡；碉堡；要害地；〔罕用语〕(负伤鸟的)笔直向上飞；〔美国〕铁路信号所。 a bell tower 钟楼。 a keep tower 城楼。 a martello tower 【历史】海岸圆炮塔。 a watch tower 望楼。 a water tower 给水塔；(水库泄水口的)水塔。 the T- (of London) 伦敦塔。 tower and town 〔诗〕有人家的地方。 tower of ivory 象牙塔。 tower of strength 非常可靠的人；干城，柱石。 vi. 高耸 (above); 胜过；(鹰等)翱翔；(负伤的鸟)笔直飞上去。 n. 托尔(斯)〔姓氏〕。
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships 同义词：tugboat, tug, towboat,
anything that approximates 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" 同义词：column, pillar,
appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" 同义词：loom, predominate, hulk,
A tower is a tall structure, usually taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires.
例句与用法
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His big body towers over the others . 他高大的身躯凌驾于其他人之上。
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The tower collapsed in a heap of ruin . 这座塔倒塌了，成为一堆废墟。
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Then they broke out the towering mountains . 然后他们脱离了崇山峻岭。
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The towers are surfaced with steel plates . 在塔面上加了一层钢板。
5.
The towers are 170 ft above the caisson . 沉井以上的塔柱高度为170英尺。
6.
At six feet , he towers over his mother . 他身高六英尺，比他母亲高得多。
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The base of the tower is restrained against rotation . 塔基受到转动约束。
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The water tower is fifty metres high . 这个水塔上下有五十米。
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The skyscraper towers into the clouds . 那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
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Two great towers support four huge cables . 两座巨塔支撑着四根粗大的钢缆。
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