tower: [12] The ultimate source of tower is Greek túrris, a word probably from a pre-Indo- European language of the Mediterranean region. It passed into English via Latin turris and Old French tur, tor. Turret [14] comes from the Old French diminutive turet. => turret
tower (v.)
c. 1400, "rise high" (implied in towered); see tower (n.). Also, of hawks, "to fly high so as to swoop down on prey" (1590s). Related: Towering.
tower (n.1)
Old English torr "tower, watchtower," from Latin turris "a tower, citadel, high structure" (also source of Old French tor, 11c.; Spanish, Italian torre "tower"), possibly from a pre-Indo-European Mediterranean language. Meaning "lofty pile or mass" is recorded from mid-14c. Also borrowed separately 13c. as tour, from Old French tur; the modern spelling (1520s) represents a merger of the two forms.
tower (n.2)
"one who tows," 1610s, agent noun from tow (v.).
雙語例句
1. A pigeon emerges, wings flapping noisily, from the tower.
一只鴿子從塔里鉆出來，撲撲地拍打著翅膀。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower.
軍隊仍然控制著電視和廣播發(fā)射塔。
來自柯林斯例句
3. They occupied the first two floors of the tower.
他們占用了塔樓的頭兩層。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes.
他還在為可采用的進(jìn)近航線與指揮塔臺爭執(zhí)不下。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.