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overtower (v.)
1830, from over- + tower (v.). Related: Overtowered; overtowering.
1. He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes.
他还在为可采用的进近航线与指挥塔台争执不下。
2. 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. a tall round tower standing sentinel over the river
镇守在河边的一座高高的圆塔
4. Skyscrapers tower over the city.
摩天大楼高耸在这座城市中.
5. They took over a condemned 1960s tower block last year for one night.
去年,他们曾控制过一幢20世纪60年代的破旧塔楼一个晚上。