1. 塔;塔楼
    A tower is a tall, narrow building, that either stands alone or forms part of another building such as a church or castle.

    e.g. ...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers.
           带有 120 英尺高塔的 11 世纪城堡
    e.g. ...the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
           比萨斜塔

2. (比周围的人或物)高出许多；屹立
    Someone or something that towers over surrounding people or things is a lot taller than they are.

    e.g. He stood up and towered over her...
           他站起身来，比她高出许多。
    e.g. At school, a girl may tower over most boys her age…
           在学校，一个女孩可能比她同龄的大多数男孩子都要高出许多。

3. (无线电或电视信号的)发射塔
    A tower is a tall structure that is used for sending radio or television signals.

    e.g. Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower.
           军队仍然控制着电视和广播发射塔。

4. 同tower block
    A tower is the same as a tower block .

    e.g. ...his design for a new office tower in Frankfurt.
           他为法兰克福一栋新写字楼所作的设计

5. 立式机箱
    A tower is a tall box that contains the main parts of a computer, such as the hard disk and the drives.

tower什么意思

6. see also: clock tower;control tower;ivory tower

7. (在危难时)可依靠的人，主心骨，支柱
    If you refer to someone as a tower of strength, you appreciate them because they give you a lot of help, support, and encouragement when you have problems or are in a difficult situation.

    e.g. Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.
           帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。