n. 塔;塔器;空中跳台(tower的复数)
n a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
n anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
n a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
v appear very large or occupy a commanding position

towers的用法和样例:

例句

  1. From my hotel window there were seven church towers within my field of view.从我旅馆的窗户往外看,可看见7座教堂塔。
  2. I look ahead, and before me rise the fantastic towers of New York, a city that seems to have stepped from the pages of a fairy story.我展望前头,纽约的高楼大厦在我前面升起,似乎是从童话故事的篇章中出现的一座城市。
  3. Shakespeare towers above all other Elizabethan dramatists.莎士比亚远超过伊丽莎白时代所有的剧作家。
  4. There are many strong and stately towers in Beijing.北京有很多坚固而雄伟的城楼。

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