tower
- IPA[ˈtouər]
美式
- a tall, narrow building, either freestanding or forming part of a building such as a church or castle；a fortress or stronghold in the form of or including a tower.
- rise to or reach a great height；(of a bird) soar to a great height, especially (of a falcon) so as to be able to swoop down on the quarry.
verb: tower, 3rd person present: towers, gerund or present participle: towering, past tense: towered, past participle: towered
noun: tower, plural noun: towers
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a tall, narrow building, either freestanding or forming part of a building such as a church or castle the south-west tower is a wonderful example of late Gothic 同義詞
- ▪ a fortress or stronghold in the form of or including a tower.
- ▪ see Tower of London
- 2. a tall structure that houses machinery, operators, etc. a control tower
- ▪ a tall structure used as a receptacle or for storage a CD tower
- ▪ a tall pile or mass of something a titanic tower of garbage
動詞
- 1. rise to or reach a great height he seemed to tower over everyone else 同義詞
- 2. (of a bird) soar to a great height, especially (of a falcon) so as to be able to swoop down on the quarry.
