逍遥学能 2017-11-04 13:34
短语to tower over的意思高过、胜过某人或某物。
例句:
Joan towers over her husband when she wears her smart high heels.
The new skyscraper towers over the buildings downtown.
注意:
短语a tower of strength可用来形容在关键时刻可信赖和依靠的人。
例句:
When my parents died my older brother was a tower of strength.
常识补充:
The Eiffel Tower is 324 metres high. It was completed in 1889 and is visited by seven million people every year. It receives up to 30,000 visitors a day in the peak summer season.
著名的埃菲尔铁塔高324米,于1889年落成,每年接待近700万游客。夏季旅游高峰期日客流量达3万人。