tower
/ˈtaʊɚ/KK
taʊ·ɚ
變化形
複數
towers
1.
塔；高塔
常用
比周圍建築物高很多的高大建築物或結構，通常具有特殊用途，例如觀景、通訊或防禦
用法：通常為可數名詞；指特定的塔時常與冠詞或其他限定詞搭配
climb the tower
a tall tower
a radio tower
a clock tower
the Eiffel Tower
We went to the top of the tower to see the city.
我們到塔的頂端去看這座城市。
2.
高樓；高聳建築
常用
特別高的建築物，尤其是城市中的辦公大樓或住宅大樓
用法：可與表示用途或位置的名詞組合使用
an office tower
a residential tower
a tower block
a high-rise tower
the downtown towers
Several new office towers have been built near the train station.
火車站附近蓋了好幾棟新的辦公高樓。
3.
城堡塔樓；堡塔
較少用
城堡或堡壘中高聳而堅固的部分，過去常用於防禦或瞭望
用法：常與城堡或堡壘相關的限定詞搭配
a castle tower
the tower walls
a stone tower
the tower of the fortress
Visitors can walk up the narrow stairs inside the old castle tower.
遊客可以走上古老城堡塔樓裡的狹窄階梯。
常見錯誤
I visited tower yesterday.
I visited the tower yesterday.
There is a tower building near my school.
There is a tower near my school.
We climbed on the tower.
We climbed up the tower.
相關字詞
building 上位
skyscraper 近義
spire 近義
towering 同源詞
學習提示
・本字可指塔、高樓或城堡塔樓，實際意思要看上下文。
・談到城市中的高樓時，常與辦公、住宅或市中心等詞搭配。
・指特定建築物時，注意單數可數名詞前的限定詞。