n 塔(樓)(tall narrow (part of a) building，esp (of) a castle)[C]：a water/clock/lookout～水塔/鐘樓/瞭望塔;a control/radio/television～(機(jī)場(chǎng))指揮塔臺(tái)/無線電塔/電視塔;The T～of London 倫敦塔;the Eiffel T～埃菲爾鐵塔;the church's bell～教堂的鐘樓;John has been a～of strength to her. 約翰一直是她困難時(shí)的依靠?！玝lock(BrE)(公寓、辦公)大樓;〖同〗skyscraper，tall structure;
vi(1)高聳(be very tall;rise or extend far upward)[I+prep(over/above)]：The mountain/Empire State Building～s into the sky. 高山/帝國(guó)大廈直聳云天。the skyscrapers that～over the city 高聳于城市上空的摩天大樓;The slim boy～s over the other children. 身材修長(zhǎng)的那個(gè)男孩比其他孩子高得多。The new buildings～above the old ones. 新建的大樓遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)高出那些舊的大樓?！纪絩ise;high;〖反〗fall，sink，drop;
(2)(品質(zhì)、能力等方面)超出(rise above or be superior to others in ability，quality，fame，etc)[I+prep (over/above)](fig)：～over the rest of the students/his colleagues in ability 在能力方面超過其他學(xué)生/他的同事;～above all other rulers of one's day/any of the other members who have been nominated 名望遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出同時(shí)代的所有其他統(tǒng)治者/強(qiáng)于其他任何一個(gè)被提名者;〖同〗surpass，exceed，outclass;
→′towering adj 高聳(大)的;杰出的