towered

英 [ˈtaʊəd]

美 [ˈtaʊərd]

v.  远远高于，远远超过; 高耸，超越
tower的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 塔;塔楼
  Atoweris a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle.
  1. ...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers.
     带有 120 英尺高塔的 11 世纪城堡
  2. ...the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
     比萨斜塔
• VERB (比周围的人或物)高出许多；屹立
  Someone or something thattowers oversurrounding people or things is a lot taller than they are.
  1. He stood up and towered over her...
     他站起身来，比她高出许多。
  2. At school, a girl may tower over most boys her age…
     在学校，一个女孩可能比她同龄的大多数男孩子都要高出许多。
  3. The icebergs towered above them.
     冰山高耸于他们上方。
• N-COUNT (无线电或电视信号的)发射塔
  Atoweris a tall structure that is used for sending radio or television signals.
  1. Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower.
     军队仍然控制着电视和广播发射塔。
• N-COUNT 同tower block
  Atoweris the same as atower block.
  1. ...his design for a new office tower in Frankfurt.
     他为法兰克福一栋新写字楼所作的设计
• 立式机箱
  Atoweris a tall box that contains the main parts of a computer, such as the hard disk and the drives.
• See also:clock towercontrol towerivory tower
• PHRASE (在危难时)可依靠的人，主心骨，支柱
  If you refer to someone asa 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.
  1. Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.
     帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。

双语例句

• And when inflamed, it towered a mere four inches.
  肿胀之时，也只能耸起四英寸高。
• Bach's gifts towered over those of his contemporaries.
  巴赫的天赋超过他所有同时代的人。这是一个翻天覆地的时代。
• The citadel at Besan ç on towered above the river.
  贝桑松的城堡高高地耸立在河边。
• A stark, rocky promontory towered over a stand of majestic pines.
  一片悬崖高耸在一片巍巍的松树之上。
• Walking slowly, he came close to a big sunflower which towered above the others.
  他慢慢走近一朵大向日葵花，它比别的花都高出一头。
• The great socialist China has towered like a giant in the East.
  伟大的社会主义中国象巨人一般屹立在东方。
• He towered above his fellow workers.
  他的能力胜过他的同事。
• It towered like a giant above all the other tree near by.
  它像巨人般地高耸在近处的林木间。
• The old oaks, which had seen Indians pass under their limbs, hugged the house closely with their great trunks and towered their branches over the roof in dense shade.
  那些曾经见过印第安人在树桠下往来的老橡树，现在用它们的巨大躯干紧紧围住这所房子，同时用枝叶在屋顶上空撑起一起浓荫。
• Huge blocks of cement and glass towered over asphalt parking lots.
  成堆的水泥和玻璃置在沥青面的停车场上像塔。