名詞 tower:

1. a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
2. anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower
   同義詞：column, pillar
3. a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
   同義詞：tugboat, tug, towboat

動詞 tower:

1. appear very large or occupy a commanding position
   同義詞：loom, predominate, hulk

1. The TV tower is by far the largest construction of our country.
   電視塔明顯地是我國最大的建筑。
2. The tower was blown to atoms by the force of the explosion.
   爆炸的力量把塔炸得粉碎。
3. There is a sonorous bell in the tower.
   塔里有一口洪亮的鐘。
4. The tower stood amidst the ruins.
   塔矗立在廢墟中。
5. Above the victorian houses and shops tower the monster office blocks of the redeveloped center.
   高聳于維多利亞時代房屋店鋪之上的是新開發(fā)的市中心高大的辦公樓群。
6. Have you seen the hill whereon a tower is standing?
   你看到聳立著一座塔的那座小山了嗎？
7. Shakespeare towers above all other Elizabethan dramatists.
   莎士比亞遠超過伊麗莎白時代所有的劇作家。
8. The bell tower is the emblem of this city.
   這座鐘樓是這個城市的象征。