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。

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