| [/ˈtauə(r); ˋtaʊɚ/] n 用法:
1 tall narrow structure, usu square or circular, either standing alone (eg as a fort) or forming part of a church or a castle or some other large building 塔:
the Tower of London 伦敦塔 *
the church's bell tower 教堂的钟楼. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page viii. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) an ivory tower => ivory. 用法:
3 a ,tower of `strength person who can be relied upon for protection, strength or comfort in time of trouble （危难时）可依赖的人, 靠山. tower 2
v (phr v) tower above/over sb/sth 用法:
1 be of much greater height than others nearby 远高於周围的人或物:
the skyscrapers that tower over New York 高耸於纽约市的摩天大楼 *
At six feet, he towers over his mother.他身高六英尺, 比他母亲高得多. 用法:
2 (fig 比喻) greatly surpass others in ability, quality, fame, etc （在能力、 品德、 名声等方面）远超过他人:
Shakespeare towers above all other Elizabethan dramatists. 莎士比亚远超过伊丽莎白时代所有的剧作家. |