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tower

noun
 
/ˈtaʊə(r)/
/ˈtaʊər/
Idioms
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  1.  
     a tall narrow building or part of a building, especially of a church or castle塔；建筑物的塔形部分；（尤指教堂或城堡的）塔楼
    • a bell tower钟楼
    • the Eiffel Tower埃菲尔铁塔
    • a 19-storey office tower 一幢19层的办公大楼
    • The castle is rectangular in shape, with a tower at each corner.城堡呈长方形，每个角各有一个塔楼。
    see also clock tower, conning tower, control tower, cooling tower, ivory tower, Martello tower, the Twin Towers, watchtower, water tower
    Extra Examples
    • Armed guards manned the lookout towers.监视塔上有武装警卫。
    • They lived in a ten-storey tower in the town centre.他们住在市中心的一幢10 层塔楼。
    • Twin towers flanked the castle gateway.双子塔守卫在城堡入口的两侧。
    • the spot where the towers once stood曾经屹立着多座塔的地方
    • The brick tower was built in around four months.这座砖塔大约在四个月内建成。
    Topics Buildingsa2, Religion and festivalsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high
    • high-rise
    • lofty
    • …
    tower + verb
    • collapse
    • fall
    • stand
    • …
    tower + noun
    • block
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  2. (often in compounds常构成复合词) a tall structure used for sending television or radio signals（电视或无线电信号的）发射塔
    • a television tower电视塔
    Topics TV, radio and newsb2
  3. (usually in compounds通常构成复合词) a tall piece of furniture used for storing things高柜；高架子
    • a CD tower光盘柜
    4. Word OriginOld English torr, reinforced in Middle English by Old French tour, from Latin turris, from Greek.
Idioms
a tower of strength
  1. a person that you can rely on to help, protect and comfort you when you are in trouble（危难时的）可依靠的人，主心骨
    • He was a tower of strength to his sisters when their father died.父亲死后，他成了姊妹们的支柱。

tower

verb
/ˈtaʊə(r)/
/ˈtaʊər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tower
/ˈtaʊə(r)/
/ˈtaʊər/
he / she / it towers
/ˈtaʊəz/
/ˈtaʊərz/
past simple towered
/ˈtaʊəd/
/ˈtaʊərd/
past participle towered
/ˈtaʊəd/
/ˈtaʊərd/
-ing form towering
/ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
/ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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towertowerD.J.:[ˈtauə]K.K.:[ˈtaʊɚ]n.1.■塔, 高楼The tower is fifty feet in height.塔高五十英尺。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。vi.1.■远远高于, 远远超过The peak towers up into the clouds.那座山峰高耸入云。
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tower noun | verb
 1 
tow·er / 5tau[ ; 5taJE /noun C
1. a tall narrow building either built on its own or forming part of a castle, church etc塔; 塔楼:
•the Eiffel Tower埃菲尔铁塔
•a castle with tall towers有高高的塔楼的城堡
bell / clock tower
•The bell tower was added to the church in 1848.教堂的钟楼是 1848 年增建的。
[+ of ]
•the leaning tower of Pisa比萨斜塔
2. a tall structure, often made of metal, used for signalling, broadcasting etc〔发送信号等的〕塔台:
•an air traffic control tower空中交通管制塔
3. tower of strength someone who gives you a lot of help, sympathy, and support when you are in trouble〔在遇到麻烦时〕可依靠的人，力量的支柱:
•Her father was a tower of strength to her when her marriage broke up.在她婚姻破裂的时候，父亲是她的支柱。
4. a tall piece of furniture that you use to store things〔存放物品的〕高架子:
•a CD tower雷射碟片柜
⇒COOLING TOWER,IVORY TOWER,WATER TOWER
 2 
towerverb I
1. to be much taller than the people or things around you〔比周围的人或物体〕高出许多; 高耸，屹立:
[+ above / over ]
•He towered over his mother.他比他的母亲高出很多。
2. to be much better than any other person or organization that does the same thing as you胜过，超过〔其他人或机构〕:
[+ above / over ]
•Mozart towers over all other composers.莫扎特远远超过其他所有作曲家。
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tower
1 tower /ˈtawɚ/ noun
plural towers
1 tower
/ˈtawɚ/
noun
plural towers
Learner's definition of TOWER
[count]
1 
: a tall, narrow building or structure that may stand apart from or be attached to another building or structure塔；塔楼；建筑物的塔形部分
— see also ivory tower, watchtower, water tower
2 
: a tall piece of furniture used to store something塔式储物架
3 
computers : a personal computer that stands in an upright position直立式主机 — see picture at computer

tower of strength

: an emotionally strong person who gives a lot of support or help during difficult times（困难时）可依靠的人，支柱
2 tower /ˈtawɚ/ verb
towers; towered; towering
2 tower
/ˈtawɚ/
verb
towers; towered; towering
Learner's definition of TOWER

tower above/over

[phrasal verb]
1 
tower over/above (someone or something)
: to be much taller than (someone or something)比…高出很多
2 
: to be much better or more important than (someone or something)远远超过；胜过
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