tower

英['taʊə] 美['taʊɚ]

反义词

复数: towers;

塔 tower 塔物儿、塔儿

tower 塔，塔楼，耸立

来自古英语 torr,塔，眺望塔，来自拉丁语 turris,塔楼，城堡，高塔，词源同 turret,tor.引申词义耸立，高耸。

tower: tower: [12] The ultimate source of tower is Greek túrris, a word probably from a pre-Indo- European language of the Mediterranean region. It passed into English via Latin turris and Old French tur, tor. Turret [14] comes from the Old French diminutive turet.
=> turret
tower (v.): c. 1400, "rise high" (implied in towered); see tower (n.). Also, of hawks, "to fly high so as to swoop down on prey" (1590s). Related: Towering.
tower (n.1): Old English torr "tower, watchtower," from Latin turris "a tower, citadel, high structure" (also source of Old French tor, 11c.; Spanish, Italian torre "tower"), possibly from a pre-Indo-European Mediterranean language. Meaning "lofty pile or mass" is recorded from mid-14c. Also borrowed separately 13c. as tour, from Old French tur; the modern spelling (1520s) represents a merger of the two forms.
tower (n.2): "one who tows," 1610s, agent noun from tow (v.).

1. A pigeon emerges, wings flapping noisily, from the tower.: 一只鸽子从塔里钻出来，扑扑地拍打着翅膀。

2. 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。

4. He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes.: 他还在为可采用的进近航线与指挥塔台争执不下。