tower over

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be much taller or higher than something; to loom over. transitive
    — It is this stretch which provides what is perhaps the most staggering scenic prospect of all; the impression made on the mind by the overwhelming height of the Eiger, towering over the train, is almost impossible to describe.
  2. To be much greater or more important than. figuratively,transitive
    — There are three phyla of worms that, in terms of diversity and abundance, tower over the rest: the Roundworms (nematodes), the Annelids and the Flatworms.

词形变化

towers over present,singular,third-person towering over participle,present towered over participle,past towered over past
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