短語(yǔ)to tower over的意思高過(guò)、勝過(guò)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：
　　短語(yǔ)a tower of strength可用來(lái)形容在關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻可信賴和依靠的人。
　　例句：
　　When my parents died my older brother was a tower of strength.
　　常識(shí)補(bǔ)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.
　　著名的埃菲爾鐵塔高324米，于1889年落成，每年接待近700萬(wàn)游客。夏季旅游高峰期日客流量達(dá)3萬(wàn)人。

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