词汇 | towered |
释义 | towered past simple and past participle oftower tower verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] uk /taʊər/ us /ˈtaʊ.ɚ/ to be very tall or large, usually in a way that makes people feel respect: 高耸,矗立 We turned the corner and there was the cathedral, towering in front of us.我们转过拐角,便看见大教堂高高耸立在面前。 Synonym loom High, tall and deep abysmal altitude ankle-deep bottomless deep dwarf ectomorph ectomorphic gawky higher lofty overshadow profundity rangy rear tall tallish tallness tower tower above/over someone/something Phrasal verbstower above/over someone/something tower above/over something Examples of toweredtowered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The former is a ninth- to tenth-century manuscript of probable continental origin with a drawing on the flyleaf showing an elaborate, towered building. A fine cathedral was built, which towered over the single storey buildings of the city, and substantial churches were built in about thirty subordinate communities. It is built on what was formerly a back yard, and is now towered over by five-storey buildings at the back. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even the 12-year-olds were bigger than me, and the 17-year-olds towered above me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Engineering is thought to be too impure; it is thought to be too applied a study for the real ivory towered engineering institute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His sacred obelisk towered over the arena, set in the central barrier, close to his temple and the finishing line. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The castle consisted of a curtain wall surrounding a central courtyard and featured a twin towered gatehouse, a small semi-circular turret and a square tower. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As one of the earliest of the modern skyscrapers, it towered at least 15 to 20 stories over most of its neighbors. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many towered airports close their towers overnight, keeping the airport itself open for cargo operations and other activity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The tip of the dome itself towered 76 ft above the pavement below. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was constructed on an elevated, 80m long natural terrace along the cliff which towered over the north of the city. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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