towered

[US]/'taʊə/
[UK]/'taʊɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 塔, 高楼
vi. 远远高于, 远远超过

Phrases & Collocations

radio tower

无线电塔

watchtower

瞭望塔

water tower

水塔

Eiffel Tower

埃菲尔铁塔

cooling tower

冷却塔

tower crane

[机]塔式起重机

distillation tower

蒸馏塔

absorption tower

吸收塔

tower above

vt. 远远胜过;大大高出

bell tower

n. 钟塔,钟楼

clock tower

钟楼;钟塔

ivory tower

n. 象牙塔(指脱离现实生活的小天地)

drum tower

鼓楼

television tower

电视塔

steel tower

钢塔,铁架

packed tower

填料塔;[生化]填充塔

transmission tower

输电杆塔

bridge tower

桥头堡;桥塔;索塔

tower structure

塔式结构;框架式结构

leaning tower

斜塔

control tower

(机场)指挥塔台,控制塔

tower bridge

n. 塔桥(在英国伦敦泰晤士河上的两端各有一塔)

Example Sentences

He was in a towering rage.

他在大发雷霆。

the tower is the centrepiece of the park.

这座塔是公园里最引人注目的东西。

a towering sandstone hoodoo.

高耸的砂岩柱。

an impersonal tower block.

一幢平凡无名的塔式建筑。

the ivory tower of academia.

学术界的象牙塔。

a titanic tower of garbage.

巨大的一堆塔状垃圾。

the tower is structurally unsound.

那座塔结构不良。

a man of towering height

一个很高的人

a tower rich in ornament

富于装饰的塔

Beethoven was a towering musical genius.

贝多芬是一个伟大的音乐天才。

the mountains towering all around.

屹立在四周的山峰。

a majestic, towering album.

一张恢弘、极具影响的唱片。

The tower stands out.

塔楼耸立。

a tower overlooking the city

俯瞰全市的塔楼

Real-world Examples

Suppose that he builds some elaborate tower.

假设他搭了座很精致的塔。

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls.

障碍包括大型混凝土墙,并在其旁边设立警卫塔。

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

The sea grew towering, inflated by long swells.

海水高涨,海浪澎湃。

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Take this jumping transmission tower, for example.

以这个跳跃的输电塔为例。

Source: Asap SCIENCE Selection

That naughty tiny thingy ruined my tower, professor.

那个淘气的小东西毁了我的塔,教授。

Source: The Growth History of a Little Princess

… and exposes a tower of fairy shrimp samples.

并露出一架子的仙女虾样本。

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2023 Collection

Between each pair of milecastles lay two towers.

两座城堡之间有两座塔。

Source: A Concise History of Britain (Bilingual Selection)

Back in 1978 he called it 'our Eiffel tower'.

早在1978年,他就称它为“我们的埃菲尔铁塔”。

Source: 6 Minute English

Picture a central tower—in a prison, for example.

想象一个中央塔楼——例如,在一个监狱里。

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

Sand went into concrete apartment towers on six continents.

沙子流入六大洲的混凝土大厦之林。

Source: National Geographic Anthology

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