tower

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復數:?towers;

塔 tower 塔物兒、塔兒

tower 塔，塔樓，聳立

來自古英語 torr,塔，眺望塔，來自拉丁語 turris,塔樓，城堡，高塔，詞源同 turret,tor.引申詞義聳立，高聳。

tower: 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.).

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。

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射塔。

4. He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes.: 他還在為可采用的進近航線與指揮塔臺爭執不下。