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- tower ['taυə]
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1.
n
a tall, usually square or circular structure, sometimes part of a larger building and usually built for a specific purpose
- a church tower
- a control tower
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2.
n
a place of defence or retreat
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3.
n
a mobile structure used in medieval warfare to attack a castle, etc
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4.
vi.
[intr]
to be or rise like a tower; loom
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5.
vi.
[Etymology]
C12: from Old French tur, from Latin turris, from Greek
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1.
n
a tall, usually square or circular structure, sometimes part of a larger building and usually built for a specific purpose
Examples
- a tower as a mark for fliers
- 飞行员视作标识的塔楼 → mark
- the tower rising above the trees
- 耸立在林中的宝塔 → rise
- a topless tower
- 高耸的塔 → topless
- You'll find it! There is an abuilding tower just in front of the main entrance.
- 你肯定能找到！正门前有个塔正在施工。 → abuilding
- The church tower was built in 1678.
- 这座教堂塔楼建于1678年。 → tower
- The house of my aunt is located next to the tower of the old castle.
- 我姑姑的房子就坐落在老城堡内那座塔的附近。 → tower
- Sears Tower stands over 1700 feet and overlooks the west side of Chicago's city.
- 希尔斯大厦高达1700多英尺，能俯瞰芝加哥市的西区。 → foot
- The tower of the Empire State is about 200 ft. high.
- 帝国大厦大约有两百英尺高。 → high
- a tower exactly ten metres in height.
- 一座正好10米高的塔。 → exactly
- to tower above {or} over sb/sth
- 比某人/某物高得多 → tower
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