tower
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈtaʊə(r)]
- 美式音标 [ˈtaʊ.ɚ]
- 国际音标 ['tauə]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 塔；高楼；堡垒
- vi. 高耸；超越
- n. (Tower)人名；(英)托尔
词源解说
- 直接源自古英语的torr，意为瞭望塔；最初源自拉丁语的turris，意为塔。
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- towering：高耸的；卓越的；激烈的。
- v性质的同根词
- towering：高翔（tower的ing形式）。
用法辨析
- tower用作名词的基本意思是“塔”,也可指细而高的建筑物,还可指一堆叠得很高的塔状物。tower有时还可引申指“塔台的指挥人员”。
- tower还常用于构成专有名词。
- tower用作名词时意思是“塔”,转化成动词意思是“远远高于〔超过〕”,可指在身高上比别人高,也可指在某些方面能力比别人强或比别人更胜任某一件事。
- tower一般用作不及物动词,常与介词 above 〔over〕连用,意思是“比…高”或“(在能力、名声、品质等方面)超过(某人)”。
n. (名词)
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- The building is three times the height of the tower.
这幢楼房有那塔的三倍高。 - Ancient trees towered to the skies.
古木参天。
用作名词 (n.)
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)
词组短语
- bell tower 钟楼
- church tower 教堂塔楼
- concrete tower 混凝土塔楼
- control tower （机场）指挥塔台，控制塔
- distillation tower 蒸馏塔
用作名词 (n.)
名词+～
英英字典
- a tall, narrow structure, often square or circular, that either forms part of a building or stands alone
- to be very tall or large, usually in a way that makes people feel respect
- A tower is a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle.
- Someone or something that towers over surrounding people or things is a lot taller than they are.
- A tower is a tall structure that is used for sending radio or television signals.
- A tower is a tall box that contains the main parts of a computer, such as the hard disk and the drives.
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专业释义
- 塔
The result of application showed that the CFRP tower could completely meet the using requirements of the vitriol production.
应用结果表明,该GFRP填料塔完全可满足硫酸生产净化工艺的使用要求。航空、航天科学技术
- (飞机场的)塔台 (= control tower)； 塔台指挥人员
- 塔楼
- 高标
- 塔
- 塔
- 塔