watchtower
英 [ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊər]
美 [ˈwɑːtʃˌtaʊ.ɚ]
- n. 瞭望塔，岗楼
英语词源
- watchtower (n.)
- also watch-tower, 1540s, from watch (v.) + tower (n.).
权威例句
- 1. Standing in the watchtower, we admired the surrounding scenes.
- 我们站在碉楼上, 欣赏四周的景色.
- 2. The watchtower followed the aircraft by radar.
- 了望塔通过雷达追踪这架飞机的飞行.
- 3. If it isn't, why do they renovate the watchtower?
- 要不然, 为什么他们要修复了望塔?
- 4. I have more pleasure in a snug farmhouse than a watchtower.
- 我对一座整洁的农舍比对一座岗楼更感兴趣.
- 5. They had built a watchtower to protect the village from robber.
- 他们建了一个守望台保护村庄不受强盗入侵.