C 塔 tall narrow structure, usually square or circular, either standing alone or forming part of a church or a castle or some other large building

　bell ～　钟楼
　church ～　教堂塔楼
　concrete ～　混凝土塔楼
　control ～　（机场的）控制塔
　distillation ～　蒸馏塔
　signal ～　信号塔
　the Eiffel T-　艾菲尔铁塔
　TV ～　电视塔
　watch ～　观望楼
　water ～　水塔
　the T- of London　伦敦塔
　a small ～ of luggage　叠得高高的一小堆行李
　the Leaning T- of Pisa　比萨斜塔
　the T- of Babel　巴别塔
　～ of strength　可信赖的人，支柱

　The building is three times the height of the tower.　这幢楼房有那塔的三倍高。
　We could hear the bells ringing in the tower.　我们能够听到教堂塔楼的钟声。
　Her bedroom was in the tower.　她的卧室在塔楼上。
　You can see the tower of the castle from here.　你从这里可以看到城堡的塔楼。
　The Tower of London is very high.　伦敦塔很高。
　We are going to the Post Office Tower.　我们正准备去邮电大楼。
　There is a small tower of luggage there.　那儿有一小堆叠得高高的行李。
　The tower ordered the plane to taxi the full length of the runway.　塔台指挥人员命令该机在跑道上滑行全程。

 ♣ tower of strength
　可信赖的人；支柱　comfort
　You've been a tower of strength to me.　你一直是我信赖的人。

　vi.　远远高于，远远超过 be of much great high than, greatly surpass others

　～ gigantically　远远地高出
　～ magnificently　高大雄伟
　～ massively　大大地高过
　～ prodigiously　奇妙地高出
　～ up　高耸
　～ above　比…高
　～ over　比…高
　～ to　高达…

　Ancient trees towered to the skies.　古木参天。
　A column of black smoke is towering up.　一股黑色烟柱高高升起。

 ♣ tower above〔over〕　(v.+prep.)
　〔说明〕 tower above〔over〕通常不用于进行体，也不用于被动结构。
1. 比…高 stand much taller than (sb/sth)
　He towered above the crowd.　他比众人高出许多。
　He towered above his companions.　他比同伴们高出一大截。
　The tall building towered above all the others.　那栋大楼高出其他所有的建筑。
　At six feet, he towers over his mother.　他身高6英尺，比他母亲高多了。
　The mountain towers over the plain.　这座山高耸在平原上。
　The mountains tower over the town, reducing the effect of its importance.　这山脉高高地俯临着这座城池，使其显得十分渺小。
2. 远远超过… be much greater than (others or a standard) in ability, quality, or character
　Shakespeare towers above all other Elizabethan dramatists.　莎士比亚远超过伊丽莎白时代的所有剧作家。
　I hope Mr. Green will be the new chairman, he towers above any of the other members who have been suggested.　我希望格林先生能出任主席，他远远胜过其他被提名的候选人。
　He towered above all the rest in vigour.　他精力过人。
　In ability he towers over his contemporaries.　他在能力方面超出他同一时代的人。
　The general may not have been the perfect leader for his country, but at the time he towered over anyone else.　这位将军可能不是他的国家的十全十美的领导人，但当时他比其他任何人都强得多。

　［同义词］ n. bastion, castle, column, fort, fortress, pillar v. ascend, dominate, exceed, overlook, overtop, surpass
　［词源］　古英语torr（塔）