tower
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D.J.:[6tau*]
K.K.:[6ta]
n.
A building or part of a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length.
塔楼建筑物或建筑物的一部分，相对它的宽度和长度而言非常的高
A tall, slender structure used for observation, signaling, or pumping.
塔状物高耸纤细的建筑物，用于观察、发信号或泵压
One that conspicuously embodies strength, firmness, or another virtue.
伟人很显著地拥有力量、坚毅或其它美德的人
tower
v.intr.
tow.ered; tow.er.ing; tow.ers;
To appear at or rise to a conspicuous height; loom:
屹立、高耸以显眼的高度出现或升至的显眼高度；赫然耸现：
“There he stood, grown suddenly tall, towering above them”(J.R.R. Tolkien)
“他站在那儿，忽然变得极其高大，凌驾于他们之上”(J.R.R.托尔金)
See: rise
To fly directly upward before swooping or falling. Used of certain birds.
高飞在下扑或坠落以前直向上飞行，用来指某些鸟类
To demonstrate great superiority; be preeminent:
胜过、超出显示出巨大优势；卓越：
towers over other poets of the day.
胜过那一时期的其他诗人
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