tower
n
1 tall narrow structure, usu square or circular, either standing alone (eg as a fort) or forming part of a church or a castle or some other large building 塔
the Tower of London 倫敦塔
the church's bell tower 教堂的鐘樓. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page viii.
2 (idm 習語) an ivory tower => ivory.
3 a ,tower of `strength person who can be relied upon for protection, strength or comfort in time of trouble (危難時)可依賴的人, 靠山. tower, v (phr v) tower above/over sb/sth
1 be of much greater height than others nearby 遠高於周圍的人或物
the skyscrapers that tower over New York 高聳於紐約市的摩天大樓
At six feet, he towers over his mother.他身高六英尺, 比他母親高得多.
2 (fig 比喻) greatly surpass others in ability, quality, fame, etc (在能力、 品德、 名聲等方面)遠超過他人
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.