n 塔(楼)(tall narrow (part of a) building，esp (of) a castle)[C]：a water/clock/lookout～水塔/钟楼/瞭望塔;a control/radio/television～(机场)指挥塔台/无线电塔/电视塔;The T～of London 伦敦塔;the Eiffel T～埃菲尔铁塔;the church's bell～教堂的钟楼;John has been a～of strength to her. 约翰一直是她困难时的依靠。～block(BrE)(公寓、办公)大楼;〖同〗skyscraper，tall structure;

vi(1)高耸(be very tall;rise or extend far upward)[I+prep(over/above)]：The mountain/Empire State Building～s into the sky. 高山/帝国大厦直耸云天。the skyscrapers that～over the city 高耸于城市上空的摩天大楼;The slim boy～s over the other children. 身材修长的那个男孩比其他孩子高得多。The new buildings～above the old ones. 新建的大楼远远高出那些旧的大楼。〖同〗rise;high;〖反〗fall，sink，drop;

(2)(品质、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 在能力方面超过其他学生/他的同事;～above all other rulers of one's day/any of the other members who have been nominated 名望远远超出同时代的所有其他统治者/强于其他任何一个被提名者;〖同〗surpass，exceed，outclass;

→′towering adj 高耸(大)的;杰出的