tower

US [ˈtaʊr]
UK [ˈtaʊə(r)]
  • n.塔；建筑物的塔形部分；（尤指教堂或城堡的）塔楼
  • v.高耸；胜过；(鹰等)翱翔；(负伤的鸟)笔直飞上去
  • Web高塔；塔架；塔台
Plural Form：towers  Present Participle：towering  Past Tense：towered  

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tower
n.
— see also
control tower
,
cooling tower
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ivory tower
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watchtower
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water tower
1.
塔；建筑物的塔形部分；（尤指教堂或城堡的）塔楼a tall narrow building or part of a building, especially of a church or castle
a clock/bell tower
钟楼
the Tower of London
伦敦塔
the Eiffel Tower
埃菲尔铁塔
2.
（电视或无线电信号的）发射塔a tall structure used for sending television or radio signals
a television tower
电视塔
3.
高柜；高架子a tall piece of furniture used for storing things
a CD tower
光盘柜
IDM
a tower of strength
（危难时的）可依靠的人，主心骨a person that you can rely on to help, protect and comfort you when you are in trouble
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AllAll,塔塔,建筑物的塔形部分建筑物的塔形部分,塔楼塔楼,高耸高耸,胜过胜过,翱翔翱翔,笔直飞上去笔直飞上去,高塔高塔,塔架塔架,塔台塔台
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1.
Tower 42 would be the company's first large commercial property acquisition in London.
42号大厦将成为该公司在伦敦收购的首个大型商业地产。
sì shí èr hào dà shà jiāng chéng wéi gāi gōng sī zài lún dūn shōu gòu de shǒu gè dà xíng shāng yè dì chǎn 。
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2.
I had never been before and with such summits as the Eiffel Tower on offer it just had to be done.
我还没有去过巴黎也没有登顶过埃菲尔铁塔，邀请里可是承诺了这点。
wǒ hái méi yǒu qù guò bā lí yě méi yǒu dēng dǐng guò āi fēi ěr tiě tǎ , yāo qǐng lǐ kě shì chéng nuò le zhè diǎn 。
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And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men had built.
耶和华降临，要看看世人所建造的城和塔。
yē hé huá jiàng lín , yào kàn kan shì rén suǒ jiàn zào de chéng hé tǎ 。
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I would never have believed it of any of you. Mr. Filch says you were up in the astronomy tower.
我真不敢相信是你们几个人。费尔奇说你们到天文塔上去了。
wǒ zhēn bù gǎn xiāng xìn shì nǐ men jǐ gè rén 。 fèi ěr qí shuō nǐ men dào tiān wén tǎ shàng qù le 。
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For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
因为你作过我的避难所，作过我的坚固台，脱离仇敌。
yīn wèi nǐ zuò guò wǒ de bì nàn suǒ , zuò guò wǒ de jiān gù tái , tuō lí chóu dí 。
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6.
He around the Eiffel Tower, take a look here, look over there, sometimes shaking his head smiled, sometimes Dudunangnang.
他围着铁塔，这边看看，那边瞧瞧，有时摇摇头笑笑，有时又嘟嘟囔囔。
tā wéi zhe tiě tǎ , zhè biān kàn kan , nà biān qiáo qiáo , yǒu shí yáo yao tóu xiào xiào , yǒu shí yòu dū dū nāng nāng 。
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It occurred to me that how much Zifeng Tower remind me of Diwang Tower in Shenzhen.
仰望着紫峰，我想起了深圳的地王大厦。
yǎng wàng zhe zǐ fēng , wǒ xiǎng qǐ le shēn zhèn de dì wàng dà shà 。
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After nine years at Bell labs, I decided to leave that warm, cozy ivory tower for what I considered to be the "real world, " a university.
在贝尔实验室待了9年后，我决定离开这个温暖舒适的象牙塔，走进我眼中的“真实世界”——大学。
zài bèi ěr shí yàn shì dāi le jiǔ nián hòu , wǒ jué dìng lí kāi zhè ge wēn nuǎn shū shì de xiàng yá tǎ , zǒu jìn wǒ yǎn zhōng de " zhēn shí shì jiè " —— dà xué 。
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Located in the heart of Toronto is the Canadian National Tower, which is often called the CN Tower for short.
加拿大国家电视塔位于多伦多市中心，通常简称为CN塔。
jiā ná dà guó jiā diàn shì tǎ wèi yú duō lún duō shì zhōng xīn , tōng cháng jiǎn chēng wèi CN tǎ 。
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Gone are the days when the university was an ivory tower in which scholars pursued knowledge as an end rather than a means to an end.
从前，大学是一个象牙塔，学者追求的是学问本身而不是把学问作为达到目的的手段，但这样的时代已经一去不复返了。
cóng qián , dà xué shì yī gè xiàng yá tǎ , xué zhě zhuī qiú de shì xué wèn běn shēn ér bú shì bǎ xué wèn zuò wéi dá dào mù dì de shǒu duàn , dàn zhè yàng de shí dài yǐ jīng yí qù bú fù fǎn le 。
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