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I . tower [ˈtaʊə] N

II . tower [ˈtaʊə] VB intr

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ivory tower N

tower block N

water tower N

Usage examples with tower

tower above one's competitors fig
超过竞争对手
a TV tower
电视塔

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The central tower octagon supports several automated figures.
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The means of cooling would be a hybrid cooling tower of about 60 metres in height with plume abatement.
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The battlemented three-storey west tower has a double-door, circular and round-headed windows and a belfry.
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Investigating and keen to head off accusations of demonic possession, the protagonists discover and explore a labyrinthine library in the abbey's forbidden principal tower.
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By the end of the 16th century the river had silted up and the tower was landlocked.
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He then ascended to the 27th floor of the tower (the highest floor the elevator reached); just one floor beneath the clock face.
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Many knights, archers and slingers went up the tower with him.
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The staircase was replaced by a vertical ladder, and the tower was modified to include an aircraft warning light.
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The two fight, eventually toppling off the side of the water tower and slamming into the ground.
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During the second approach VHF communications were lost for a short time due to the tower transmitter's failure.
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