watchtower

US [ˈwɑtʃˌtaʊr]
UK [ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊə(r)]
  • n.瞭望塔；岗楼
  • Web了望塔；守望台；监视塔
Plural Form：watchtowers  

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watchtower
n.
1.
瞭望塔；岗楼a tall tower from which soldiers, etc. watch when they are guarding a place

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1.
He dug it up and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a watchtower in it and cut out a winepress as well.
他刨挖园子，捡去石头，栽种上等的葡萄树，在园中盖了一座楼，又凿出压酒池。
tā páo wā yuán zǐ , jiǎn qù shí tou , zāi zhòng shàng děng de pú táo shù , zài yuán zhōng gài le yī zuò lóu , yòu záo chū yā jiǔ chí 。
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2.
We scaled the rock face up to the watchtower and discovered that quite a few people had taken refuge inside.
我们登上了石阶，发现只有很少几个人在烽火台里面休息。
wǒ men dēng shàng le shí jiē , fā xiàn zhǐ yǒu hěn shǎo jǐ gè rén zài fēng huǒ tái lǐ miàn xiū xi 。
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3.
Mason thinks the monastery may have once been a Roman watchtower destroyed in an earthquake.
麦森认为修道院曾是一座古罗马瞭望塔，在地震中损毁。
mài sēn rèn wéi xiū dào yuàn céng shì yī zuò gǔ luó mǎ liào wàng tǎ , zài dì zhèn zhōng sǔn huǐ 。
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4.
His hit songs include "Like a Rolling Stone, " "All Along the Watchtower" and "Blowin' In the Wind. "
他的热门歌曲包括《像一块滚石》、《沿着瞭望塔》和《答案在风中飘》。
tā de rè mén gē qǔ bāo kuò 《 xiàng yí kuài gǔn shí 》 、 《 yán zhe liào wàng tǎ 》 hé 《 dá àn zài fēng zhōng piāo 》 。
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5.
When Judah came to the watchtower of the desert and looked toward the throng, they saw only corpses fallen on the ground, with no survivors.
犹大人到了俯瞰旷野的高岗上，观望大军，见伏尸遍野，没有一个逃脱的。
yóu dà rén dào le fǔ kàn kuàng yě de gāo gǎng shàng , guān wàng dà jūn , jiàn fú shī biàn yě , méi yǒu yī gè táo tuō de 。
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6.
Later incorporated into Guangzhou's city wall, it was used as a watchtower to keep out the pirates who once pillaged China's coastal cities.
它曾经是一座瞭望台，用来抵御当时侵扰沿海城镇的海盗，后来被并入广州城墙。
tā céng jīng shì yī zuò liào wàng tái , yòng lái dǐ yù dāng shí qīn rǎo yán hǎi chéng zhèn de hǎi dào , hòu lái bèi bìng rù guǎng zhōu chéng qiáng 。
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7.
First, we needed to make a table, watchtower and monkey bridge. Of course, all of products made of bamboo and rope.
首先，我们需要利用竹和绳去扎台、瞭望台和马骝桥。
shǒu xiān , wǒ men xū yào lì yòng zhú hé shéng qù zhā tái 、 liào wàng tái hé mǎ liú qiáo 。
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8.
The entire village like a red castle, and village walls, watchtower, the four corners of the gates, all revealed a dense primitive style.
整个村子很像一座红色的城堡，而村中的城墙、箭楼，四角上的城门，都透露出一种浓浓的古朴之风。
zhěng gè cūn zǐ hěn xiàng yī zuò hóng sè de chéng bǎo , ér cūn zhōng de chéng qiáng 、 jiàn lóu , sì jiǎo shàng de chéng mén , dōu tòu lù chū yī zhǒng nóng nóng de gǔ pǔ zhī fēng 。
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9.
And the lookout shouted, 'Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; every night I stay at my post.
他像狮子吼叫，说，主阿，我白日常站在望楼上，整夜立在我守望所。
tā xiàng shī zi hǒu jiào , shuō , zhǔ ā , wǒ bái rì cháng zhàn zài wàng lóu shàng , zhěng yè lì zài wǒ shǒu wàng suǒ 。
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10.
Chernobyl's current firefighting protection system includes watchtower lookouts triangulating wildfires sites by radio.
切尔诺贝利当前的消防保障系统包括利用无线电来呈三角形监视森林火灾的瞭望塔。
qiè ěr nuò bèi lì dāng qián de xiāo fáng bǎo zhàng xì tǒng bāo kuò lì yòng wú xiàn diàn lái chéng sān jiǎo xíng jiān shì sēn lín huǒ zāi de liào wàng tǎ 。
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