又高又窄的建築或結構
這一族抓的是「形狀」:不管是石造的、鋼架的,還是房間裡的一個櫃子,只要是高高瘦瘦、往上長的,就用得上這個字。
tall building · noun · B1
A tall, narrow building or part of a building such as a castle or church.
塔/高樓
Picture one tall, narrow thing standing among much lower things — a stone tower on a castle wall, a church above the roofs. Two features do all the work: it is far taller than what surrounds it, and it takes up very little ground. Every other use of tower can be thought of as keeping one or both of those features: the shape (tall and thin) or the relation (rising far above everything nearby).
Three branches
又高又窄的建築或結構
這一族抓的是「形狀」:不管是石造的、鋼架的,還是房間裡的一個櫃子,只要是高高瘦瘦、往上長的,就用得上這個字。
tall building · noun · B1
A tall, narrow building or part of a building such as a castle or church.
塔/高樓
高出周圍一大截(動詞)
這一族抓的是「關係」:把塔的畫面從一個東西變成一個動作,重點不再是它長什麼樣,而是它比旁邊高出多少。所以後面幾乎都跟著 over 或 above。
rise high above · verb · B1
To rise far above the people, buildings, or things standing nearby.
高聳/高出許多
像塔一樣可以靠的人
把塔的另一面借來形容人:塔又高又穩,風吹不倒,遇到危險時人是躲到塔裡去的。
a tower of strength · noun · B1
Someone who gives you strong support and comfort when you are in trouble.
堅強的支柱
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Towername
The Tower of London, especially seen as a place of imprisonment or punishment.
A habitational surname.; Alternative form of Towers.
A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Towernoun
Denoting the system of weights used by the Saxon and Norman English kings in their minting of coins.
towernoun詞源 1/ˈtaʊ.ə(ɹ)/
A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
An item of various kinds, such as a computer case, that is higher than it is wide.
A strong refuge; a defence.
businessEach of a set of information technology concerns within a business, which are treated separately so that they can be handled by different providers.
cartomancyhuman-sciencesmysticismThe sixteenth named (trump or Major Arcana) card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.
cartomancyhuman-sciencesmysticismThe nineteenth Lenormand card, representing structure, bureaucracy, stability and loneliness.
A group of giraffes.
artscraftsglassblowingA metal stand used as a pivot to support a punty at a furnace.
historicalA tall fashionable headdress worn in the time of King William III and Queen Anne.
obsoleteHigh flight; elevation.
towerverb詞源 2
To be very tall; to reach a high height.
To be high or lofty; to soar.
obsoleteTo soar into.
towernoun詞源 3/ˈtəʊ.ə(ɹ)/
One who tows.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。