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塔;塔樓
A tower is a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle.
例句
...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers.
帶有 120 英尺高塔的 11 世紀城堡
...the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
比薩斜塔
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VERB
(比周圍的人或物)高出許多；屹立
Someone or something that towers over surrounding people or things is a lot taller than they are.
例句
He stood up and towered over her...
他站起身來，比她高出許多。
At school, a girl may tower over most boys her age…
在學校，一個女孩可能比她同齡的大多數男孩子都要高出許多。
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(無線電或電視信號的)發射塔
A tower is a tall structure that is used for sending radio or television signals.
例句
Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower.
軍隊仍然控制著電視和廣播發射塔。
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同tower block
A tower is the same as a tower block .
例句
...his design for a new office tower in Frankfurt.
他為法蘭克福一棟新寫字樓所作的設計
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立式機箱
A tower is a tall box that contains the main parts of a computer, such as the hard disk and the drives.
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PHRASE
(在危難時)可依靠的人，主心骨，支柱
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.
例句
Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.
帕特是我們全家人的主心骨。