| 单词 | tower |
| 释义 | tower (taʊəʳ ) Word forms: towers , towering , towered 1. countable noun B1 A tower is a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle. ...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers. ...the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Synonyms: column, pillar, turret, belfry 2. verb Someone or something that towers over surrounding people or things is a lot taller than they are. He stood up and towered over her. [V + over/above] At school, a girl may tower over most boys her age. [V over/above n] The icebergs towered above them. [V over/above n] Synonyms: rise, dominate, loom, top 3. countable noun B1 A tower is a tall structure that is used for sending radio or television signals. Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower. 4. countable noun B1 A tower is the same as a tower block. ...his design for a new office tower in Frankfurt. 5. countable noun A tower is a tall box that contains the main parts of a computer, such as the hard disk and the drives. [computing] 6. See also clock tower, control tower, ivory tower 7. tower of strength phrase If you refer to someone as a tower of strength, you appreciate them because they give you a lot of help, support, and encouragement when you have problems or are in a difficult situation. [approval] Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family. Idioms: someone lives in an ivory tower said to mean that someone's lifestyle or their work prevents them from experiencing the problems experienced by ordinary people, and so they remain generally unaware of these problems They're all out of touch – they live up in a little ivory tower, and they don't see what's going on down here. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a tower of strength someone who gives you a lot of help or support during a difficult period of your life In her terrible sadness she has found Charles to be a tower of strength. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: transmission tower It's believed a strong gust of wind blew it off course into a mobile phone transmission tower. The Sun The stronger of the two crumpled a transmission tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was constructed in 1975, replacing the old transmission tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Except for a much smaller transmission tower next to it, there are no nearby large structures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1953 a television transmission tower was added to the structure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She found 'wakes' extending long distances from the turbine tower, spreading out as they moved downwind. Times, Sunday Times It has developed a platform to transfer maintenance workers safely from boats on to the turbine tower, which automatically adjusts its height depending on the sea swell. Times, Sunday Times Building large wind turbine towers matches its expertise. Times, Sunday Times The wind turbine towers rest on steel monopile foundations, in water depths of 19 to 24 meters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The reduced wind shear over water means shorter and less expensive wind turbine towers can be used in shallow seas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She became interested in a study of human behaviour in the twin towers. Times, Sunday Times Subjects were asked what they were doing when they first heard about the twin towers. Times, Sunday Times But one morning in 1974, a high-wire artist dancing between the twin towers halted them in their tracks. Times, Sunday Times She was in the first of the twin towers hit by hijacked planes in 2001 - but survived. The Sun This book will arm anyone who has found themselves at the wrong end of a conversation about moon landings or the twin towers. Times, Sunday Times She hides in an old watch tower - but finds her troubled past catching up with her. The Sun It's also like a bizarre watch tower. Times, Sunday Times The entryways were purposefully made small, so that potential intruders would be quickly subdued by guards in a watch tower near the entrance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was also meant to serve as a watch tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also denied knowing that security cameras were not working and that a watch tower was unmanned that day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No wind towers are built without taxpayer subsidies. The Sun Different types of wind towers are utilized for different buildings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Water in this reservoir was cooled by two wind towers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pistachio trees around the turquoise-domed mausoleum and two tall wind towers make the complex very photogenic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wind towers are usually built together on wind farms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1939, the wooden tower was replaced by a 70-metre high steel mast with a single omnidirectional aerial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was rebuilt in the early 19th century with a stone base topped with a wooden tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first lighthouse was constructed in the early 1860s, a wooden tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These towers are very sturdy, but tend to sway in the wind a bit more than a wooden tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Soon after that people realized that the wooden tower was old and again the trees started blocking the view 17 metres was not high enough. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 塔, 高出许多 Japanese: 塔, そびえる |
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