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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2131 COCA: 2412

tower
1 tower /ˈtawɚ/ noun
plural towers
1 tower
/ˈtawɚ/
noun
plural towers
Learner's definition of TOWER
[count]
1 
: a tall, narrow building or structure that may stand apart from or be attached to another building or structure塔；塔楼；建筑物的塔形部分
— see also ivory tower, watchtower, water tower
2 
: a tall piece of furniture used to store something塔式储物架
3 
computers : a personal computer that stands in an upright position直立式主机 — see picture at computer

tower of strength

: an emotionally strong person who gives a lot of support or help during difficult times（困难时）可依靠的人，支柱
2 tower /ˈtawɚ/ verb
towers; towered; towering
2 tower
/ˈtawɚ/
verb
towers; towered; towering
Learner's definition of TOWER

tower above/over

[phrasal verb]
1 
tower over/above (someone or something)
: to be much taller than (someone or something)比…高出很多
2 
: to be much better or more important than (someone or something)远远超过；胜过
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2131 COCA: 2412

tower

1 of 2

noun

tow·​er ˈtau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce tower (audio)
1
: a building or structure typically higher than its diameter and high relative to its surroundings that may stand apart (such as a campanile) or be attached (such as a church belfry) to a larger structure and that may be fully walled in or of skeleton framework (such as an observation or transmission tower)
2
: a towering citadel : fortress
3
: one that provides support or protection : bulwark
a tower of strength
4
: a personal computer case that stands in an upright position
towered
ˈtau̇(-ə)rd How to pronounce tower (audio)
adjective
towerlike
ˈtau̇(-ə)r-ˌlīk How to pronounce tower (audio)
adjective

tower

2 of 2

verb

towered; towering; towers

intransitive verb

1
: to reach or rise to a great height
2
: to exhibit superior qualities : surpass
her intellect towered over the others'

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun a hill from which one can gaze upon the towers of that great and historic city
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In April, Tyre’s family filed a lawsuit against the ride’s owner, SlingShot Group, its landlord ICON Park and various manufacturers and installers who worked on the drop tower, alleging negligence. Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2022 In her first competition ever on tower, the 16-year-old finished third to make Team USA. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 16 July 2022 Work is underway on an office tower over South Station and its commuter rail tracks. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 The city suspended the monthly payments on the Ash Street office tower in September 2020, a few weeks after the Gordon case was filed. Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2022 Officials with Hines argue that delays and distractions by playhouse supporters forced them to seek the extension on the 150 South Main Street Apartments tower. The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 May 2022 Prokopov had also been sleeping during the attack on the apartment tower. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 The Atlanta Braves and Truist Financial this week withdrew their application for property tax breaks on a $200 million office tower at The Battery, Cobb County development officials confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Brian Eason, ajc, 30 Apr. 2022 Access hatches popped open on the Lighthouse drop tower. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022
Verb
In the opera, Wild Things tower over the woman playing Max, the show’s young anti-hero. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 The sequoias in the grove, which was established in 1857, can tower to heights above 250 feet, or more than 20 stories tall. Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Watts And Michelle Watson, CNN, 11 July 2022 Some cycads are small, growing only a few inches off the ground, while others can tower over your head. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2022 Palm trees tower over some of the most beautiful and iconic blocks in the city that don’t have any shade. Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022 Like the other products in the Swiss luxury brand’s Pure Gold line, the new Pure Gold Radiance Nocturnal Balm—a rich, decadent night cream—is set in a refillable gold vessel that will tower over the other products on your vanity. Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 June 2022 Ahead of the hottest months of the year, PEOPLE Tested evaluated 31 fans — from desk fans to tower fans — and our team's top choice is on super sale at Amazon right now. Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 4 June 2022 Tipped on one end and plunked down on Forty-second Street, a U.L.C.V. would tower over the Chrysler Building. Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 30 May 2022 But the statue that used to tower over residents has disappeared. New York Times, 5 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English tour, tor, from Old English torr & Anglo-French tur, tour, both from Latin turris, from Greek tyrris, tyrsis

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tower was before the 12th century

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2131 COCA: 2412
tower

noun

ADJECTIVE | TOWER + VERB | TOWER + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤high, high-rise, lofty (literary) , massive, tall高塔；巨塔▸➤two-storey/two-story, 20-storey/20-story, etc.兩層、20 層等高的塔➤30-foot, 100-foot, etc. * 30 英尺、100 英尺等高的塔▸➤round, square圓塔；方塔▸➤ancient, Gothic, medieval古塔；哥特式的塔；中世紀的塔▸➤fortified防禦塔▸➤ruined毀壞的塔▸➤control, guard, lookout, observation, watch (usually watchtower) 控制塔；守衞塔；觀望塔；觀測塔；瞭望台◇Armed guards manned the lookout towers.監視塔上有武裝警衞。➤bell, clock鐘樓▸➤cooling, water冷卻塔；水塔▸➤cell, cellphone (both NAmE) 移動通信信號塔▸➤radio, television無線電天線塔；電視塔➤apartment, office, residential (all especially NAmE) 公寓塔樓；高層辦公樓；高層公寓樓▸➤conning (especially BrE) 潛望塔◇the conning tower of a submarine潛艇的潛望塔➤castle, cathedral, church城堡塔；教堂塔➤glass玻璃塔；琉璃塔▸➤ivory (figurative) 象牙塔◇academics sitting in their ivory towers象牙塔裏的大學教研人員TOWER + VERB➤collapse, fall塔坍塌➤stand塔屹立◇the spot where the towers once stood曾經屹立着多座塔的地方TOWER + NOUN➤block (BrE) 塔樓

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